EJC Reads — our brand new monthly book club for seniors — launches with Angela Buchdahl’s Heart of A Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi’s Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging.
Join us for the first meeting or our new, monthly book club for seniors (and future seniors) with Angela Buchdahl’s “honest, intelligent, and tender” (NY Times) memoir of becoming the country’s first Asian American rabbi and cantor. From her birthplace in Korea and childhood in Tacoma, Wash., to rabbinical school and the pulpit at New York City’s Central Synagogue, this book explores what it means to live with a hyphenated identify in the deeply personal pursuit of inclusion.
“An inspiring life story of believing and belonging, told by one of the most influential figures in modern American Judaism.” – Kirkus Reviews
EJC Reads will meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 11am-noon at EJC. No RSVP required.
Upcoming dates & books:
August 11: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
September 8: Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture by Samantha Ellis