Emily-- I think Geraldine Brooks' *The Secret Chord <https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Chord-Novel-Geraldine-Brooks/dp/0143109766/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506480165&sr=1-1&keywords=the+secret+chord>* would fit for either Commandment 1 or 2. Brooks is such an excellent writer, and her version of the David story shows him to be a much-flawed person but totally devoted to God.
Perhaps *As a Driven Leaf <https://www.amazon.com/As-Driven-Leaf-Milton-Steinberg/dp/0874419506/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506480104&sr=1-1&keywords=as+a+driven+leaf>*by Milton Steinberg for #5, Shabbat? During Talmudic R. Elisha ben Abuyah struggles between the Jewish and Greek cultures. If I think of others, I'll send. Michal Strutin Writer / Librarian On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 12:14 PM, Emily Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a colleague at a Jesuit university here who's library has been > leading an adult, Jewish book group for the community for the past 10 > years. To celebrate the 10 years, she's thinking of finding a book > (hopefully fiction) that illustrates each of the 10 Commandments…so in > other words, a book that deals with honoring one’s parents, a novel that > has a plot about someone who covets his neighbor’s wife, etc. > > > > If you can think of some titles for her, contact Rhonda Rosen directly at > [email protected]. > > > Thanks, > > Emily > > > Emily Bergman > Temple Sinai > Glendale, CA > [email protected] > > __ > 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: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio- > state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio- > state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > -- Michal Strutin michalstrutin.com [email protected] @michalstrutin 423-612-8861
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