Finding a Home for the Soul: Interviews with Converts to Judaism

by Catherine Hall Myrowitz

Overview

Finding a Home for the Soul is a collection of interviews with people who have searched for greater meaning in life and have discovered Judaism's carefully wrought understanding and nurturing of the human spirit, manifested in ritual, prayer, and values. Catherine Hall Myrowitz introduces the reader to forty-two people who have graciously and courageously shared the motivation and experiences that ultimately led to their conversion to Judaism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781568213224
Publisher:	Aronson, Jason Inc.
Publication date:	07/07/1977
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.06(h) x 1.12(d)

About the Author

Catherine Hall Myrowitz is a convert to Judaism and for fifteen years has been an active member of the East Bank Havurah, an egalitarian minyan in Baltimore. As a clinical social worker, she has led groups for Jews by Choice for the Jewish Family Service. She is a contributor to the book Lifecycles: Jewish Women on Life Passages and Personal Milestones. She, her husband, Elliott, and their children, Rachel and David, live on a farm.