The Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival
Congregation Emanu El is pleased to be Community Partner for The Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival, November 2-15, at the ERJCC. Please join us on opening night, November 2, which will feature Rabbi Angela Buchdahl in a discussion of her latest book, “Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi’s Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging
Congregation Emanu El is pleased to be Community Partner for The Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival, November 2-15, at the ERJCC. Please join us on opening night, November 2, which will feature Rabbi Angela Buchdahl in a discussion of her latest book, “Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi’s Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging
Born in Seoul to a Korean Buddhist mother and a Jewish American father, Buchdahl was drawn to faith at a young age. The first Asian American ordained as a rabbi, she overcame negativity and her own self-doubt to make her way from Yale to rabbinical school to the pulpit of New York City’s Central Synagogue. In 2011, she was named one of America’s Most Influential Rabbis and her honest, intimate book is both memoir and spiritual guide for anyone who seeks deeper meaning in their life.
The Book Festival is one of the largest events of its kind in the U.S., attracting established and emerging writers from around the world, representing a myriad of themes and drawing a large and varied audience.