Unorthodox Torah: Modern People and Ancient Words - Softcover

Finn, William Louis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1495240711 ISBN 13: 9781495240713

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

If you like spirituality with a dash of science and a lot of jokes, then you will enjoy William Finn’s whimsical tales of Arabs, bikers, and hippies. You have never read a Torah book like this one.

"A Torah book that speaks to everyone – spiritual seekers, curious skeptics, Jews, and universalists.” Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

"The way to study Torah is to argue over its meaning. When I argue with Bill, I end up laughing as well as learning.” Michael Chusid, Author of Hearing Shofar: The Still Small Voice of the Ram’s Horn

"Religion meets Groucho Marx." Charles Pell, Electronics Engineer

"Unquestionably, the best book about the Torah that I ever wrote." The Author

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About this title

About the Author

Congregations in Berkeley, San Diego, Scottsdale, and Jerusalem have laughed at William Finn’s Unorthodox Torah lectures. His humorous work has appeared in the Jewish Frontier, Jewish Currents, New Menorah, and Funny Times. His column in the San Diego Jewish Journal recounted his comic adventures in Israel and appeared in book form as "Where Will the Atheists Pray?" Currently, he and his wife, Linda Elyad, reside in Southern California, where he teaches Torah at Temple Beth David. He makes a living as a marketing writer specializing in technical topics. He can be reached at unorthodoxtorah@gmail.com. About the illustrator: David Finn is co-founder and chairman of Ruder Finn, Inc., With 104 books to his credit, he is also an accomplished photographer of sculpture, a painter, and a writer on art.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1495240711
• ISBN 13: 9781495240713
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 218