The story of renegade Talmudic sage Elisha ben Abuyah\'s struggle to reconcile his faith with the allure of Hellenistic culture.
Steinberg\'s classic novel also transcends its historical setting with its depiction of a timeless, perennial featur.
Watch the great Talmudic sages at work in the Sanhedrin, eavesdrop on their arguments about theology and Torah, and agonize with them as they contemplate rebellion against an oppressive Roman rule.
Set in Roman Palestine, As a Driven Leaf draws readers into the dramatic era of Rabbinic Judaism.
First published in 1939, this masterpiece of modern fiction tells the gripping tale of renegade Talmudic sage Elisha ben Abuyah\'s struggle to reconcile his faith with the allure of Hellenistic culture.
The age of the Talmud is brought to life in a breathtaking saga.
As a Driven Leaf is an ideal selection for adult education classes and as recommended reading for congregational lay leadership.
It explores the two forces acting on us today...
We are divided between the twin pulls of assimilation in the modern world and faithfulness to the tradition of the old.
As Wolpe recounts, As a Driven Leaf tells a gripping story of Elisha ben Abuyah, the only Talmudic sage to be denounced and cast out as a heretic.
Both Wolpe and Potok stress in their pieces the contemporary relevance of As a Driven Leaf.
Wolpe, the second from author Chaim Potok, originally written in 1996.
This new edition includes two forewords: One new, by the renowned American Rabbi, Rabbi David J.
A literary masterpiece, As a Driven Leaf, is still regarded as a major influence on contemporary Jewish life and thought.
Steinberg\'s classic novel also transcends its historical setting with its depiction of a timeless, perennial feature of the Jewish experience: the inevitable conflict between the call of tradition and the glamour of the surrounding culture.
Watch the great Talmudic sages at work in the Sanhedrin, eavesdrop on their arguments about theology and Torah, and agonize with them as they contemplate rebellion against an oppressive Roman rule.
Set in Roman Palestine, As a Driven Leaf draws readers into the dramatic era of Rabbinic Judaism.
First published in 1939, this masterpiece of modern fiction tells the gripping tale of renegade Talmudic sage Elisha ben Abuyah\'s struggle to reconcile his faith with the allure of Hellenistic culture.
With forewords by Rabbi David Wolpe and Chaim Potok The age of the Talmud is brought to life in a breathtaking saga.
The story of renegade Talmudic sage Elisha ben Abuyah\'s struggle to reconcile his faith with the allure of Hellenistic culture
