[ha-Safran] Adult Fiction that Illustrate the 10 Commandments

[Israel Cohen]

Hello Rhonda --

As an illustration of the effects of violating the commandment against
adultery, I can suggest a novel soon to be published by BookLocker: *Love
and the Israeli Terrorist Terminator* by Macabee Dean. I edited the book.

The Jewish author was a *Jerusalem POST* journalist for 30 years. The book
is full of modern Israeli history as experienced by the protagonist who
grew up in a secular kibbutz, served in the army, divorced twice, and
eventually married an orthodox woman. It provides insightful descriptions
of Israeli culture, especially differences in religiosity that are very
relevant today. And it contains so much excellent advice about how a young
man should select a wife that I sent a draft copy to my not-yet-married age
30 son.

If a member of your book group (or the entire group as a collaborative
effort) would write a review, I can send a copy of the eBook in PDF, ePub,
MOBI or AZW3 format to each member of the group.

Izzy
Israel A Cohen
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... Just to add a little more info, I'm looking for 10 books to create a
year long celebration, so it would be any book that would illustrate,
illuminate, interpret any one of the commandments, thereby giving me one
per month. I would then hope to have one of our faculty members facilitate
a discussion of the book, and how it relates to the commandment. I of
course am hoping for Jewish fiction (Jewish author, Jewish culture, Jewish
history), ...
Rhonda Rosen
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Re: [ha-Safran] Adult Fiction that Illustrate the 10 Commandments

[Michal Strutin]

Emily--

I think Geraldine Brooks' *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
*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 
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
> rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Emily
>
>
> Emily Bergman
> Temple Sinai
> Glendale, CA
> emilyanneberg...@gmail.com
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Re: [ha-Safran] Adult Fiction that Illustrate the 10 Commandments

[Rosen, Rhonda]

Many thanks to Emily for pushing this message out.

Just to add a little more info, I’m looking for 10 books to create a yearlong 
celebration, so it would be any book that would illustrate, illuminate, 
interpret any one of the commandments, thereby giving me one per month. I would 
then hope to have one of our faculty members facilitate a discussion of the 
book, and how it relates to the commandment.

I of course am hoping for Jewish fiction (Jewish author, Jewish culture, Jewish 
history), but as a great non-Jewish example, when thinking of the commandment 
regarding worshipping a false god, I think of A Christmas Carol…
Ebenezer Scrooge worshipping money…but of course false gods come in all shapes…
Thanks for any suggestions,

Rhonda Rosen
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From: Emily Bergman [mailto:emilyanneberg...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 12:15 PM
To: Hasafran ; Rosen, Rhonda 
Subject: Adult Fiction that Illustrate the 10 Commandments

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 
rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu.

Thanks,
Emily

Emily Bergman
Temple Sinai
Glendale, CA
emilyanneberg...@gmail.com
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[ha-Safran] Adult Fiction that Illustrate the 10 Commandments

[Emily Bergman]

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
rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu.


Thanks,

Emily


Emily Bergman
Temple Sinai
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