Confessions of a Rabbi
Published on 7. March 2017
320 pages
978-1-78590-240-6 (ISBN)
Description
The secrets of the confessional are too important to be kept secret, and Jonathan Romain shares them all in this rollercoaster of crises, emotional traumas, moral dilemmas, attempts at seduction, multiple murders, machiavellian families, hijacked weddings, catastrophic funerals and a maze of other people's sexual fantasies.
Rabbi Romain's previous careers - as a radio agony uncle, prison chaplain, postman and nightclub bouncer - have helped him navigate the human jungle, and now he takes us with him on a remarkable journey spiced with wit and wisdom. Revealing the extraordinary stories of ordinary people, Confessions of a Rabbi is a candid, poignant and often hilarious insight into the human condition.
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Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain is a writer and broadcaster, and minister of Maidenhead synagogue. The author of The Jews of England, he is also chair of the Accord Coalition on faith schools. He writes for The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Huffington Post and The Jewish Chronicle, and appears regularly on radio and television.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Samira Ahmed
- A personal note
- 1: Sexual misdemeanours
- 2: Rabbinic follies and foibles
- 3: At the end of our lives (and afterwards)
- 4: Tall tales (but true)
- 5: The astonishing things people get up to
- 6: Dilemmas
- 7: Being Jewish in a non-Jewish world
- 8: Religious question marks
- 9: Family and other traumas
- 10: Special moments
- Last word
- Glossary
- About the author
- Other books by Jonathan Romain
- Copyright
