Another three oldies but goodies (I may have missed these in the suggestions of other Safranim). These are books I read when I decided to return to Judaism after having my first child, while living in a small town where we were the only Jewish family. They taught me a lot:
1. To Life! by Rabbi Harold Kushner, of blessed memory 2. Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism, by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin and Dennis Prager 3. Jewish Literacy, a large reference tome, by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin I found that I learned a lot from them. Marjorie On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 8:32 AM Aviva Rosenberg via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > I had a request from a friend who's colleague is looking for a book she > can read to learn about Judaism. In order to keep her interest and > attention, she's hoping to find a memoir or some other engaging narrative. > I don't think > I had a request from a friend who's colleague is looking for a book she > can read to learn about Judaism. In order to keep her interest and > attention, she's hoping to find a memoir or some other engaging narrative. > I don't think it needs to be a complete Judaism 101, just something that > will inform and maybe invite further research or learning. Even a quality > work of fiction might suit the purpose at this point. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Aviva Rosenberg > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!24LBjOM07IGSPwJjDtPDPnFLCOOz7Q9Xo50Gr7WfEzlzKDyCefglGlX9-lvfIZMxRfOxF4WoJA6QrkwrAup5svIWgrA$ > > Earlier Listserver: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!24LBjOM07IGSPwJjDtPDPnFLCOOz7Q9Xo50Gr7WfEzlzKDyCefglGlX9-lvfIZMxRfOxF4WoJA6QrkwrAup5svIWgrA$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!24LBjOM07IGSPwJjDtPDPnFLCOOz7Q9Xo50Gr7WfEzlzKDyCefglGlX9-lvfIZMxRfOxF4WoJA6QrkwrAup5vIVrN8c$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > -- Take a look at my latest publication, the chapter "How Teaching the Full History of World Slavery Frees Us from Selective Guilt" in the new book *The 1867 Project: Why Canada Should be Cherished--Not Cancelled, *edited by Mark Milke for the Aristotle Foundation.
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