The Rabbi of Lud

The Rabbi of Lud
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-13 : 9781453204528
ISBN-10 : 1453204520
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Book Synopsis The Rabbi of Lud by : Stanley Elkin

Download or read book The Rabbi of Lud written by Stanley Elkin and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIV DIVDIVA small-town Rabbi’s quiet life is turned upside down when his only daughter drops a bombshell/divDIV /div/divDIVThe only long-term occupants of Lud, New Jersey, reside in its cemeteries,a fact that suits Rabbi Jerry Goldkorn just fine. Never particularly passionate about his religious calling, Rabbi Goldkorn spends his days officiating funerals and burying the dead in the local cemetery. His life is simple by design—until one day his daughter’s scandalous rebellion threatens to send his world spinning wildly out of control./divDIV /divDIVSpiked with Elkin’s characteristic wit, The Rabbi of Lud is a poignant satire of religious culture—and the story of one man’s struggle with morality, mortality, and the meaning of life./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate and from the Stanley Elkin archives at Washington University in St. Louis./div /div


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