The Gate Behind the Wall: A Pilgrimage to Jerusalem - Softcover

Heilman, Samuel C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140084673 ISBN 13: 9780140084672

Publisher: Penguin, 1986

Synopsis

The author offers a personal look at religious experience and his own quest to rediscover the meaning of the ancient texts of Orthodox Judaism and the roots of Jewish tradition

About this title

From the Author:

An account of a professor's spiritual quest in Torah study
This book describes how an academic field study by an anthropologist became transformed into a spiritual quest in which the author found a gate behind the wall of his resistances to Torah study. It has been described as way to take the readers to places where they might never get themselves. The setting is Jerusalem, in the alleyways and study halls where tradition reigns supreme.

Synopsis:

Samuel Heilman went to Jerusalem as a scholar and found himself walking the ancient streets as a pilgrim, on a quest to overcome his estrangement from Jewish texts and to integrate their meaning into his life. Crossing through this gate, he discovers a spirit that links his modern world with his ancient heritage.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0140084673
• ISBN 13: 9780140084672
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208