YI Sharon Book Club - Kislev 5778
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 • 2 Tevet 5778
8:00 PM - 9:30 PMLiss HomeThe next meeting of our Young Israel of Sharon Book Club will take place on Wednesday, December 20, from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. at the home of the Lisses, 110 Ames Street.
We will be reading The Aleppo Codex by Matti Friedman.
Winner of the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature
A thousand years ago, the most perfect copy of the Hebrew Bible was written. It was kept safe through one upheaval after another in the Middle East, and by the 1940s it was housed in a dark grotto in Aleppo, Syria, and had become known around the world as the Aleppo Codex.
Journalist Matti Friedman’s true-life detective story traces how this precious manuscript was smuggled from its hiding place in Syria into the newly founded state of Israel and how and why many of its most sacred and valuable pages went missing. It’s a tale that involves grizzled secret agents, pious clergymen, shrewd antiquities collectors, and highly placed national figures who, as it turns out, would do anything to get their hands on an ancient, decaying book. What it reveals are uncomfortable truths about greed, state cover-ups, and the fascinating role of historical treasures in creating a national identity. (from Amazon.com)
All book club books may be purchased from Amazon through the link on the YI website, which will provide Young Israel with 10 percent of the purchase price. We also try to ensure that there are sufficient copies available through the Sharon Public Library system.
The Young Israel of Sharon Book Club always welcomes new members.
Hope to see you there!
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