My audiobooks for the weekend #WeekendReads
My audiobooks for the weekend #WeekendReads
@BarbaraJean I want to read The Promise from your list (and The Chosen, the book that precedes it)…but I‘m also hyper-conscious of the fact that I need to increase my awareness about our current political reality & the history that‘s gotten us here. It feels daunting…and it feels important.
A friend recommended some resources (which I‘ll link to in the comments). If anyone has additional (or contrary) suggestions or advice, please let me know.💞
The Promise is a sequel to Potok‘s The Chosen, and it‘s just as thought-provoking & reflective. It follows Reuven Malter, a young Orthodox Jew in post-WWII NYC, during his time in seminary, as he struggles to define his faith in contrast to more conservative and more liberal sects within his community. I was fascinated by parallels to contemporary debates between fundamentalist/evangelical Christians & more progressive versions of Christianity.⤵️
“…often I would read as I walked—and one day I bumped heavily into a sycamore and bruised my knee. But the book I was reading remained undamaged and I walked more carefully from then on, but continued reading. I lived in a world two thousand years in the past, in a time when sages had been remarkably unafraid of new ideas…”
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Well, my goal for #SeriesLove2023 was to finish at least one series book per month (not counting #LittleHouse). I‘ve done that, except I didn‘t mean to start 3 new series! 🤦🏻♀️
I caught up on Murderbot & read the new Wayward Children, read two sequels, & have one more sequel in progress (tagged). But I want to focus on in-progress series for the rest of the year: Chronicles of St. Mary‘s and the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries are top of the list.
30 Book Recommendations in 30 Days — Day 11 “Lipshitz 6, or Two Angry Blondes,” by T. Cooper.
“How is one to react to the discoveries of modern Biblical scholarship? How might one not believe literally in the Bible and still remain a traditional Jew? Are total belief or total abandonment the only available choices, or is it possible to reinterpret ancient beliefs in a way that will make them relevant to the modern world and at the same time not cause one to abandon the tradition?”
Loved this. Not sure how hard it would be to follow if you don‘t know anything about Judaism, but I think the little notes would help those who don‘t know what some terms mean.