[Hasafran]: author of OFF THE DERECH: WHY OBSERVANT JEWS LEAVE JUDAISM
From: Stuart Schnee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: author of OFF THE DERECH: WHY OBSERVANT JEWS LEAVE JUDAISM I am pleased to notify you that Faranak Margolese, who will be visiting North America to speak about her new book entitled Off the Derech: Why Observant Jews Leave Judaism. She will be visiting the Southern California and the NY metro area. This book looks at the phenomenon of Orthodox Jews leaving Jewish religious observance. Based on over 500 interviews with formerly Orthodox Jews as well as educators and Rabbis the book offers a fascinating look at a trend which is not often looked at publicly. It is a ground breaking book and pre-pub reactions have been overwhelmingly positive. A press release is attached. Rabbi Hershel Schachter, after reading Off the Derech: Why Observant Jews Leave Judaism, wrote: The Rabbis of the Talmud understood that included in our mitzvah to love G-d is to act and to speak in such a way as to get others to love G-d as well. This fascinating book can serve as a Mussar Sefer for all observant Jews regarding how to act and to speak in such a way as not to turn others away from religious observance. Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski submitted this take: Off the Derech is an eye opener. Thousands of years ago, the prophet Isaiah said, 'Surely you see, but you fail to know The heart of this nation is fattened, its ears are heavy and its eyes are sealed (6:9-10).' We are losing too many of our youth. It is high time that we open our eyes, see, and know. You may agree with Faranak Margolese or disagree, but Off the Derech cannot be ignored. It is mandatory reading. Faranak Margolese, who is American and lives in Israel, will be in the US for limited speaking events in April, May and June. She is an articulate speaker and has received very positive responses from her audiences. She does not charge an honorarium to speak and all proceeds from book sales go to tzedakah. Please contact me directly to discuss the possibility of having Ms. Margolese in your community. thank you, Stuart Schnee Public Relations, Marketing Sales Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
author of OFF THE DERECH: WHY OBSERVANT JEWS LEAVE JUDAISM
I am pleased to notify you that Faranak Margolese, who will be visiting North America to speak about her new book entitled Off the Derech: Why Observant Jews Leave Judaism. She will be visiting the Southern California and the NY metro area. This book looks at the phenomenon of Orthodox Jews leaving Jewish religious observance. Based on over 500 interviews with formerly Orthodox Jews as well as educators and Rabbis the book offers a fascinating look at a trend which is not often looked at publicly. It is a ground breaking book and pre-pub reactions have been overwhelmingly positive. A press release is attached. Rabbi Hershel Schachter, after reading Off the Derech: Why Observant Jews Leave Judaism, wrote: The Rabbis of the Talmud understood that included in our mitzvah to love G-d is to act and to speak in such a way as to get others to love G-d as well. This fascinating book can serve as a Mussar Sefer for all observant Jews regarding how to act and to speak in such a way as not to turn others away from religious observance. Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski submitted this take: Off the Derech is an eye opener. Thousands of years ago, the prophet Isaiah said, 'Surely you see, but you fail to know The heart of this nation is fattened, its ears are heavy and its eyes are sealed (6:9-10).' We are losing too many of our youth. It is high time that we open our eyes, see, and know. You may agree with Faranak Margolese or disagree, but Off the Derech cannot be ignored. It is mandatory reading. Faranak Margolese, who is American and lives in Israel, will be in the US for limited speaking events in April, May and June. She is an articulate speaker and has received very positive responses from her audiences. She does not charge an honorarium to speak and all proceeds from book sales go to tzedakah. Please contact me directly to discuss the possibility of having Ms. Margolese in your community. thank you, Stuart Schnee Public Relations, Marketing Sales Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org --Boundary_(ID_CmFzCWzjB/RylbEMMlnAJQ) Content-type: application/octet-stream; name=winmail2.dat Content-transfer-encoding: base64 Content-disposition: attachment; filename=winmail2.dat eJ8+IioQAQaQCAAEAAABAAEAAQeQBgAI5wQAAADrAAEIgAcAGElQTS5NaWNy b3NvZnQgTWFpbC5Ob3RlADEIAQ2ABAACAgACAAEGgAMADgAAANYHAwAcABIAIAIAMAEB A5AGAIwXAAAsCwACAAELACMAAAMAJgAACwApAAADADYAAB4AcAAB iGF1dGhvciBvZiAiT0ZGIFRIRSBERVJFQ0g6IFdIWSBPQlNFUlZBTlQgSkVXUyBMRUFW RSBKVURBSVNNIiBhdmFpbGFibGUgZm9yIHNlbGVjdCBldmVudHMgaW4gQXByaWwsIE1heSBKdW5l IGluIFMuIENhbGlmb3JuaWEgJiBOWUMgYXJlYQACAXEAAQAAABYBxlGdaaqh42vYei1CP7OP TGCqGyLMAAACAR0MAQAAABoAAABTTVRQOlNUVUBTVFVBUlRTQ0hORUUuQ09NCwABDgBA AAYOAAAfI4VSxgECAQoOAQAAABgAGux5QrBhRkiZZuRMIuUGrMKDABQOAAsA Hw4BAgEJEAEAAAB1EQAAcREAAL5JAABMWkZ1ZuUVpgMACgByY3BnMTI1gjUDQ2h0bWwxAzA/ AQMB9wqAAqQD4wIAY2gBCsBzZXQxNzcg/wcTAoAQAwBQBFYIVQeyEfV2MgLjENcyBgAGwxH1M9sE RhDXMBL/AgA0EG8ReHcSAwjvCfc7Gv8OMRwfZb0OIDgdbxvxEgEMYGMAUDMLCQFkMzYXIAulNCCZ EAIqXA6yAZBnMwrjHiASAyKXIiAjIDwhRABPQ1RZUEUgSABUTUwgUFVCTABJQyAiLS8vV0QzQyYw RFREJUQ0ki4XIFRyAHJ0aQIgwwdAJjBFTiI+I5wjL/kpMjE5JKAlUiiOIjAq8HhFQUQojQ7xKa8O EDZBDvA8TUVUQSVBVABQLUVRVUlWPQAiRVhQSVJFU6IiFzBPTlQoUFQwMB4wKH4try6/L85BQlNY T0xVMRAwyVQKUCzkIDAO8Ep1A6AqwDegITeAMjowMDgBIEc8TVQxjzKfM68v1lBSCkE4cEEwyU5P LUP8QUMscDivOb86zy/WPZN7PYAw8VI10DDJPFAwEEH/NgE9/z8PQB9BL0I8PW9EHwMqGhFxPFRJ VExFVyiNIiAO8E0HkHMpUGXpKe04NSSgL0vfSg9P399FLzQyBaACMAnwdDAwBeCFJVM2J0AwLjI5 VKI4ODAyMMAoAAeAPUfFKFBFPGBUT1IojU0hX07gLH8kUVGvKUE1FyA8cEJPRFkojSGhWQ9n9Dk2 JKBEMBAogCjzACGeIAAAXYUXICjJNjRdb1Necin8NDgkoEYw8SD+ZgDQVbAHE11bGFADMGBP/1cE W6Vfl1+HXpsBwF+HZmj/CoBcH10vZA9bX2mPap9ej19uj2+RYw9rbylBOCxBUzhQQU5TcAtgBBA9 MlozLDAyEWARYC1hoDF7DiA4EDVub3MfYZkAkHr9VbAyYuwL8XK/c84Ko3TPM3XfbwpJIFWQez4m bhhic3ACgH6HXCdhbwFAeq9z730RNCSADjA0wUXgMi0yNzCEwDgQbjZ+b29zC1BlfQAJgCBMdG9k f2zTbm8n0Ga4eSB5CGCHkBkQdG0s/xUQTuB0coXJZmmAD4EfgipmRgrAAHBhawXQCsBnmwbwB5Bl gu98TjgzDiB3AcB9cX3QOA4gfi9vNyw/jN+N74Ivim+Lf29zIHcWaIewA/BsAyBiZSDmdgQAJ8Fu Z5Vvln+Xj/+RH5Ivkz+UT58/g/+FD6K/2k4aoWiHz2zTQQeABRD8Y2GYT5lfoy+qn6uvo5//nT+e TYehsNCHQJAQAaAIYLUFQGgTUW4H0Qbgb5AQ/5C8rb+uz6P/fH99j6bfFyD3AjAnwIcwZLcfdH+5 j7qf3CBPASCJwZuwRASQBZCMaDqoX2zTV2h5r6+/sL+ef7xvoO+h/28KT8QAfQSQdgBwBUC0X7Vv byhK6wfQBCBMh0B2m7DBb2zixTdQZAtwc20uwu/D/9/FD8YfpS+mP7+bU8Cxm159wJNTszGzcQOg zh9s4kOvB0AGkAWwAwBhf9Buh4HRwLFOWSAHgHQDYH/Q/R7QYc/cy3+2P9zP3d/e79ff/+EPKfw1 bgEvYfLjf//kj+LfZi3pL2bv1cYKomh//SpHMCxBJpBuS+b/bD9tT/9uX+tPcH9xj3Kf0w+9b75/
