pickI loved this book! Dysfunctional family drama, queer and Jewish identities, mediumship: it‘s all here. The characters and events reminded me so much of the HBO series 6 Feet Under, but even better. I would so love to see this adapted on the big screen! This is a story about love but it‘s also heavily about grief—the many ways it shows up and how we navigate it. Our main character is a trans man who finds himself deep in family drama, but he⬇️
pick5 ⭐. Nonfiction, religious, self-help.
pickThis was my first intro to Amy-Jill Levine, and I‘m definitely planning to read more from her. How can you not read on when the intro begins with the sentence: “When I was a child, my ambition was to be pope.” 😂 This, from a Jewish New Testament scholar.
Levine offers a fresh, much-needed perspective on Jesus and his New Testament context. She emphasizes that Christians tend to interpret the New Testament solely through the context of the ⤵️
pickInteresting book about American Jewish culture and life. It‘s too painful to read about what happened during Trump‘s first presidency right now. Good analysis of migration, various views inside the religion and how it assimilates into American culture.
