What's a Nice Jewish Boy Like You Doing in a Place Like This?" Dan Cohn-Sherbok

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What's a Nice Jewish Boy Like You Doing in a Place Like This?" by Dan Cohn-Sherbok

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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?"

What's a Nice Jewish Boy Like You Doing in a Place Like This?" Reviews

'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

About Dan Cohn-Sherbok

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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GOR013612193

ISBN 13

9781903816189

ISBN 10

1903816181

Title

What's a Nice Jewish Boy Like You Doing in a Place Like This?" by Dan Cohn-Sherbok

Author

Dan Cohn-Sherbok

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Collective Ink

Year published

2021-02-04

Number of pages

260

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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins