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Born into a family of ultra-Orthodox rabbis, Tuvia Tenenbom left that world as a young man and built a career as an internationally acclaimed journalist, playwright, and bestselling author. Decades later, he returned to the heart of Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox community to discover what had changed, what had remained the same, and what outsiders still fail to understand.
Living for more than a year in Mea Shearim, one of the most traditional ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods in the world, Tenenbom immersed himself completely in daily life. He prayed in local synagogues, studied in yeshivas, shared Shabbat meals, traveled with Hasidim, spoke Yiddish, and gained access to a community that rarely reveals itself to outsiders.
The result is a fascinating, funny, and deeply human portrait of a world often misunderstood and frequently caricatured. Through conversations with rabbis, believers, skeptics, scholars, and ordinary families, Tenenbom explores faith, identity, tradition, modernity, and the contradictions that exist within every community.
Filled with humor, insight, memorable characters, and unexpected encounters, this book is both a personal journey and an immersive exploration of one of the most intriguing religious communities in the world.
Part travelogue, part memoir, part social observation, and part spiritual quest, this is Tuvia Tenenbom at his most insightful, entertaining, and thought-provoking.
Born into a family of ultra-Orthodox rabbis, Tuvia Tenenbom left that world as a young man and built a career as an internationally acclaimed journalist, playwright, and bestselling author. Decades later, he returned to the heart of Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox community to discover what had changed, what had remained the same, and what outsiders still fail to understand.
Living for more than a year in Mea Shearim, one of the most traditional ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods in the world, Tenenbom immersed himself completely in daily life. He prayed in local synagogues, studied in yeshivas, shared Shabbat meals, traveled with Hasidim, spoke Yiddish, and gained access to a community that rarely reveals itself to outsiders.
The result is a fascinating, funny, and deeply human portrait of a world often misunderstood and frequently caricatured. Through conversations with rabbis, believers, skeptics, scholars, and ordinary families, Tenenbom explores faith, identity, tradition, modernity, and the contradictions that exist within every community.
Filled with humor, insight, memorable characters, and unexpected encounters, this book is both a personal journey and an immersive exploration of one of the most intriguing religious communities in the world.
Part travelogue, part memoir, part social observation, and part spiritual quest, this is Tuvia Tenenbom at his most insightful, entertaining, and thought-provoking.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Religion & Theologie |
| Religion: | Judentum |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9789657801550 |
| ISBN-10: | 9657801559 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Tenenbom, Tuvia |
| Hersteller: | Gefen Publishing House, Ltd. |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 220 x 150 x 31 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Tuvia Tenenbom |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.05.2024 |
| Gewicht: | 0,78 kg |
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