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Laddar... If All the Seas Were Ink: A Memoir (urspr publ 2017; utgåvan 2019)av Ilana Kurshan (Författare)
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Ilana Kurshan's memoir recounts the seven and a half years she spent doing daf yomi, the cycle of reading the 37 volumes of the Talmud, and how that experience interwove with the other events that happened in her life during that time. Kurshan begins studying in the wake of her divorce to her husband of only a year when she is feeling at a loss, uncertain about her life in Israel (which she moved to for her ex-husband) and her career. By the end of the study cycle, Kurshan is in a different job, married, and has three young children. Observing her journey and the insights to her faith she gains through reading the Talmud was fascinating for this reader and I enjoyed immersing myself in the life of someone whose experiences are so different from my own. Full disclosure: I've met the author and sometimes I sit next to her husband in shul (Hello, Daniel!). I loved this, both as a memoir about learning daf yomi and as a book about someone who loves books. It reminded me of Anne Fadiman's essay collection [b:Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader|46890|Ex Libris Confessions of a Common Reader|Anne Fadiman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1435782351s/46890.jpg|1468318] as the author chooses a life surrounded by and informed by literature and reading. I had one glorious moment when she referenced a Wendy Cope poem and I reached out without moving from where I was sitting to pick up a copy of [b:Two Cures for Love: Selected Poems, 1979-2006|7191103|Two Cures for Love Selected Poems, 1979-2006|Wendy Cope|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347418419s/7191103.jpg|7769327] that my mum bought us, to read the poem in full. That alone would have been enough for me, but the core of the book is not just reading, it's learning. The commitment to knowing more, doing better, relentlessly striving for better understanding of self, of context, of place is astonishing and inspiring. Frank, funny and fabulous. Like I said, I loved this. What a wonderful book for those interested in Jewish or Religious Studies. The author is a graduate of Harvard, writes beautifully and has a wide comprehension of Judaism. After moving to Israel, she decides to join a study group of Daf Yomi, the daily review of the Talmud, the Jewish laws and ethics with Rabinnical commentaries. When she completes this after seven years she writes this book to share how it impacted her life and that of her family. I was sad for this book to end and totally enjoyed reading it! I highly recommend it! I hope she continues to publish! inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
At the age of 27, alone in Jerusalem in the wake of a painful divorce, Ilana Kurshan joined the world's largest book club, learning daf yomi, Hebrew for "daily page" of the Talmud, a book of rabbinic teachings spanning about 600 years and the basis for all codes of Jewish law. A runner, a reader and a romantic, Kurshan adapted to its pace, attuned her ear to its poetry, and discovered her passions in its pages. She brought the Talmud with her wherever she went, studying in airplanes, supermarket lines, and over a plate of pasta at home, careful not to drip tomato sauce upon discussions about the sprinkling of blood on the Temple altar. By the time she completed the Talmud after seven and a half years, Kurshan was remarried with three young children. With each pregnancy, her Talmud sat perched atop her growing belly. This memoir is a tale of heartache and humor, of love and loss, of marriage and motherhood, and of learning to put one foot in front of the other by turning page after page. Kurshan takes us on a deeply accessible and personal guided tour of the Talmud, shedding new light on its stories and offering insights into its arguments--both for those already familiar with the text and for those who have never encountered it. For people of the book--both Jewish and non-Jewish--If All the Seas Were Ink is a celebration of learning--through literature--how to fall in love once again. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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(I also realized she's from my hometown, which was funny.) ( )