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Location: Philadelphia, PA USA
Biography:
Born in MA, moved to Philadelphia in 1990. I write and knit and do radiology. I live in Philly with hubby and cats and dog. I'm very excited over the upcoming publication by Duckworth of my book War on the Margins.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
It is fitting that this book should come out in the season of Sukkot,
when Jews have finished baring our souls during the High Holy Days and
then repair to our flimsy booths in the fields, celebrating the harvest
while acknowledging our ultimate vulnerability when faced with the
Eternal. Daniel Bloom, a screenwriter whose obsession with storytelling
threatens his marriage and family, lives in the anomic LA of Didion,
trying to find some "meaning in his life," one of the euphemisms for
coming face-to-face with his fear and pain. His journey is aided by the
similarly wounded Rabbi Ethan Brenner, whose candor doesn't fly in… Read more
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
It is fitting that this book should come out in the season of Sukkot,
when Jews have finished baring our souls during the High Holy Days and
then repair to our flimsy booths in the fields, celebrating the harvest
while acknowledging our ultimate vulnerability when faced with the
Eternal. Daniel Bloom, a screenwriter whose obsession with storytelling
threatens his marriage and family, lives in the anomic LA of Didion,
trying to find some "meaning in his life," one of the euphemisms for
coming face-to-face with his fear and pain. His journey is aided by the
similarly wounded Rabbi Ethan Brenner, whose candor doesn't fly in
La-La-land, and… Read more
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
This is an invaluable book for preparation for the High Holidays; I think non-Jews would also benefit from Rabbi Lew's ideas. We go through life trying to shield ourselves from the inevitabilities of disappointment, death, and decay, at the same time insulating ourselves from joy and from the needs of others. Rabbi Lew focuses on the time from Tisha B'Av, the fast day commemorating the destruction of the Second Temple and other tragedies, to Sukkot, the harvest holiday where we acknowledge our vulnerabilities and celebrate joyfully in roofless shacks, having examined our lives, admitted our brokenness, forgiven slights against us and also forgiving ourselves. With additional Buddhist… Read more
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