Book Review: Searching for God in the garbage

The title alone tells you that this book is trying to go out on a limb in the orthodox Jewish world, so I was very happy to read a copy of this, author Bracha Goetz’s memoir.

Bracha is best known for authoring more than 30 children’s books, many of which have become a staple in Jewish homes, so this book was quite a departure from her usual style, and her usual audience.

The book spans around three decades of the author’s life, and begins with her diary entries as a young girl, to her ‘diary f...