Rabbi Knopf's Blog

One of the first programs of TBE’s exciting new SHALOM Israel RVA series is our Israel Book Club. Each month we will read a book about Israel and/or by an Israeli author, and meet on a Sunday morning to discuss the book over breakfast. Our SHALOM Israel RVA committee leaders and clergy will facilitate these discussions. 

Our First Book Selection
Suddenly, A Knock on the Door by Etgar Keret 
This collection of highly inventive and often fantastical short stories captures the inner whims of Israeli society and everyday life. Keret captures what Steve Almond of The New York Times called “the chaotic inner life” of Israelis — less the public dilemmas of a nation and more the private existential questions that Israelis face today. The Independent said, "Keret's stories explore the shaded space between joke and fable, between human understanding and the impossibilities of the world," and the Guardian described them as "highly patterned, highly charged, refracted reflections on the chaos and randomness of everyday existence." 

We will discuss this book on Sunday, Sept. 22, 10:30am at the Religious School (609 N. Parham Road).

​​​​​​​All are welcome!

Questions?
Email Rabbi Knopf  or Cantor Rosenblatt.