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Overcoming Life's Disappointments: Learning from Moses How to Cope with Frustration | Harold S. Kushner

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5 ⭐. Nonfiction, religious, self-help.

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The Misunderstood Jew | Amy-Jill Levine

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This 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 ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) Old Testament, which results in an inaccurate & mistaken picture of what first-century Judaism actually looked like—and often leads to projecting anti-Semitic views onto the text & out into the world. Her writing is accessible & approachable, and although I found her characterization of the Apostle Paul a little harsh, she makes a powerful case for careful study of the historical context as well as for a more robust interfaith dialogue. 4mo

TheBookHippie I wanted to be a nun 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 4mo

BarbaraJean @TheBookHippie 😂😂 Reminds me of Anastasia Krupnik and her desire to be a Catholic because of the fancy white confirmation dress 😆 Levine said some of her attraction to the position was that she really liked the pope‘s hat 🤣 4mo

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TheBookHippie @BarbaraJean RIGHT?!?! 😂😂😂😂 4mo

Graywacke Sounds fantastic. And @TheBookHippie - that‘s hysterical. 4mo

TheBookHippie @Graywacke I blame Audrey Hepburn and the nuns I saw in the city looking so chic in my 8 year old brain 🤣 4mo

BarbaraJean @TheBookHippie Who knew that Catholic fashion would be so enticing?! 😂 4mo

TheBookHippie @BarbaraJean 😂😵‍💫😂😅🤷🏻‍♀️ 4mo

marleed I really wanted to be the flying nun specifically Sally Field as the Flying Nun. Imagine my disappointment when I learned as an adult that Sally hated that role 🤣🤣🤣 4mo

BarbaraJean @marleed 😂😂 Adulthood brings so many disappointments!! 4mo

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Tablets Shattered: The End of an American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life | Joshua Leifer

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Interesting 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.

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Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood | Lonnie Mann, Ryan Gatts

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Another graphic memoir centering a crisis of faith! I‘m on a roll…this one focuses on Mann‘s upbringing in an Orthodox Jewish community. At a young age, he realized that he was gay. This does a good job illustrating his difficulties navigating the traumas he experienced, as he notes, “at the intersection of high-demand religion and authoritarian parenting.” The art, by Mann and his partner Ryan Gatts, is simple and highlights shades of blue. ⬇️

psalva The story ends when Mann is about to head to college, but it leaves off at a good place when he is beginning to make choices to be truer to himself and create distance from his faith. I feel stories like this have the potential to be controversial for faithful folks. Personally, I felt this was respectful, though not uncritical, always focusing on the choices that the author made to be happy. I‘m happy I picked this up. (edited) 5mo

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