The New Rabbi
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In this book Steven Fried used his
investigative journalistic skill in reporting on the life and world
of American Jews. He follows a distinguished rabbi as he finishes
his thirty year career in a prominent Jewish congregation in
Philadelphia. The account reads as smoothly as a well written
novel. Anyone familiar with a church or synagogue will experience a
feeling of kinship with the rabbis and their families as the story
unfolds. The skillfully drawn portraits of other actors in the
drama remind the reader of people familiar in their lives. No one
who has served on a pulpit nominating committee or been the object
of the committee's investigation can fail to enjoy Temple Har
Zion's search for Rabbi Wolpe's successor. The rabbi's devotion to
his invalid wife and her determined will to fill her place in life
no matter what her physical limitation win the reader's admiration.
Both Jews and non Jews will find this an interesting and informative book. -- Amazon.com Review
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