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The search committee

by Marc Angel

Fiction, religiousReligionRabbisEmploymentFictionYeshivasTalmud Torah (Judaism)Jewish philosophy

When the leader of a venerable Torah academy passes away, a search committee hears out two candidates, both serious and committed Torah scholars, [their wives, and their students]. One is a staunch traditionalist, while the other has a more modern perspective. The candidates hold opposing views about the role of the yeshiva, the ideals of Torah Judaism, the role of women in the community, and the future of Orthodoxy and the Jewish people.--Publisher's description.

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