What's a Nice Jewish Boy Like You Doing in a Place Like This?"
What's a Nice Jewish Boy Like You Doing in a Place Like This?"
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Zusammenfassung
An account of a young rabbi's battle with the Establishment on four continents. The author portrays the excitement, petty jealousies and perplexities of congregational life, bringing a new slant on the question, "What's a nice Jewish boy like you doing in a place like this?"
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What's a Nice Jewish Boy Like You Doing in a Place Like This?" by Dan Cohn-Sherbok
"You're studying to be a lawyer then...?" "No, not a lawyer either! "Not a doctor, not a lawyer, then maybe a businessman? You want to go into business. You'll be a great success I'm sure." "Actually Mrs Schwartz, not a businessman either. I'm studying to be a rabbi." "You want to be a rabbi? I don't understand. Your father is a successful doctor and you want to be a rabbi?" An account of a young rabbi's battle with the Establishment on four continents. The author portrays the excitement, petty jealousies and perplexities of congregational life, bringing a new slant on the question, "What's a nice Jewish boy like you doing in a place like this?"
'It offers so many insights on contemporary Jewish community life, laced with plenty of wit and wisdom' CEN Newspaper. 'Hilarious on the surface, but with a questioning, essentially serious undertone.' Emma Klein, Tablet
Prof. Rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok was born and raised in the USA, and currently holds the Chair in Judaism at the University of Wales, unique in Britain in focussing on Jewish religion and philosophy. He is a leading scholar of Judaism and the author of a number of best-selling books, including The Palestine-Israeli Conflict, Anti-Semitism, Biblical Hebrew for Beginners and the Atlas of Jewish History.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781903816189 |
| ISBN 10 | 1903816181 |
| Titel | What's a Nice Jewish Boy Like You Doing in a Place Like This?" |
| Autor | Dan Cohn Sherbok |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Collective Ink |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2021-02-04 |
| Seitenanzahl | 260 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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