At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew's Search for God with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land
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Yossi Klein Halevi's first book, "Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist, a remarkable coming-of-age story, was lauded by the "New York Times as being "of b... read full description

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Jan 29, 2012
Lynne rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This is a wonderful account of one orthodox Jewish person's attempt to engage with the spiritualities of Islam and Christianity in the context of Israel/Palestine. It is beautifully written, very moving and ultimately hopeful about the human possibilities of overcoming the demonization of the Other. There is still no formally agreed peace process for the afea but the kind of meetings Halevi describes have a symbolic power for what is possible.
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Dec 28, 2011
Laura rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This is an excellent book - clearly structured, well-written, insightful and inspirational. Halevi did an excellent job describing the complex social, religious and political realities of the Holy Land - all through the narrative of his own spiritual search.

Also, Halevi's perspectives as an American religious Jew, child of Holocaust survivors, and now Israeli citizen - helped me get a sense of the deep distrust many Jews have of Christians and Christianity. There were a number of vign More...
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Jun 11, 2007
Real Supergirl rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This is a brilliant, fascinating book about an Israeli, observantly Jewish journalist's spiritual journey. he spends a year observing the holidays and daily rituals with various religious Muslims (primarily Sufi) and Christians. He does all this without ever losing or questioning his Jewish faith - what he is searching for is the interfaith common language and belief structure for all three religions. And he finds it - even if plenty of fundamentalist Muslims, Christians, and Jews would deny it More...
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