Seventeen-year-old Rachel is a typical, fun-loving American teenager—a senior in high school with college aspirations and a crush on the football player down the street. At the top of her list are schoolwork and grades, composing poetry, and developing deep relationships with close friends. But when Zaide, her 87-year old Orthodox Jewish grandfather dies, a world of unasked questions burns inside her.
Though Rachel's house is located within the Baltimore Orthodox Jewish community of Pikesville, she has few to whom she can address her questions. Her mother, Alissa, grew up Orthodox, but is no longer devoted to her Jewish faith. Her father, an academic busily finishing a book, isn't observant at all. And her older sister is at college, obsessively seeking a career as a dancer.
During the high holidays, Rachel finds herself inexplicably drawn to a mysterious stranger, Yonatan, who reminds her of Zaide and offers the answers she needs. As Rachel secretly attends Sabbath services at the synagogue and receives instruction, Yonatan reveals that Jewish prophecy has been a secret tradition passed through generations—and Rachel is called to become a Jewish prophetess.
Uncontrolled visions and holy teachings lead Rachel down a path she never expected, as she becomes part of a secret community of Jewish prophets scattered around the world. She will meet extraordinary teachers, face overwhelming challenges, discover mystical Jewish wisdom, and learn to use her powers to help others, as she grows into the woman she never dreamed she could be.
Exploring modern adolescent anxieties and ancient mystical teachings, The Prophetess tells a hopeful story of growing up emotionally and spiritually. Appropriate for teenage girls, those who were once teenage girls, and all spiritual seekers, it is a story of faith and sacrifice, promises kept through generations, and how, through the support of others, we can fulfill dreams we never imagined.
Evonne Marzouk grew up in Philadelphia. In 1998, she received a B.A. from the Writing Seminars program at the Johns Hopkins University, with a minor in Religious Studies. She founded and is the former director of Canfei Nesharim, an organization that teaches Jewish wisdom about protecting the environment.
She currently works as a communications specialist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Evonne has published numerous articles and stories in Jewish and secular publications, and is the co-editor of Uplifting People and Planet: Eighteen Essential Lessons on Judaism and the Environment (2014).
She lives with her family in Maryland. This is her first novel.
The Prophetess
Though Rachel's house is located within the Baltimore Orthodox Jewish community of Pikesville, she has few to whom she can address her questions. Her mother, Alissa, grew up Orthodox, but is no longer devoted to her Jewish faith. Her father, an academic busily finishing a book, isn't observant at all. And her older sister is at college, obsessively seeking a career as a dancer.
During the high holidays, Rachel finds herself inexplicably drawn to a mysterious stranger, Yonatan, who reminds her of Zaide and offers the answers she needs. As Rachel secretly attends Sabbath services at the synagogue and receives instruction, Yonatan reveals that Jewish prophecy has been a secret tradition passed through generations—and Rachel is called to become a Jewish prophetess.
Uncontrolled visions and holy teachings lead Rachel down a path she never expected, as she becomes part of a secret community of Jewish prophets scattered around the world. She will meet extraordinary teachers, face overwhelming challenges, discover mystical Jewish wisdom, and learn to use her powers to help others, as she grows into the woman she never dreamed she could be.
Exploring modern adolescent anxieties and ancient mystical teachings, The Prophetess tells a hopeful story of growing up emotionally and spiritually. Appropriate for teenage girls, those who were once teenage girls, and all spiritual seekers, it is a story of faith and sacrifice, promises kept through generations, and how, through the support of others, we can fulfill dreams we never imagined.
Evonne Marzouk grew up in Philadelphia. In 1998, she received a B.A. from the Writing Seminars program at the Johns Hopkins University, with a minor in Religious Studies. She founded and is the former director of Canfei Nesharim, an organization that teaches Jewish wisdom about protecting the environment.
She currently works as a communications specialist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Evonne has published numerous articles and stories in Jewish and secular publications, and is the co-editor of Uplifting People and Planet: Eighteen Essential Lessons on Judaism and the Environment (2014).
She lives with her family in Maryland. This is her first novel.
Seventeen-year-old Rachel is a typical, fun-loving American teenager—a senior in high school with college aspirations and a crush on the football player down the street. At the top of her list are schoolwork and grades, composing poetry, and developing deep relationships with close friends. But when Zaide, her 87-year old Orthodox Jewish grandfather dies, a world of unasked questions burns inside her.
Though Rachel's house is located within the Baltimore Orthodox Jewish community of Pikesville, she has few to whom she can address her questions. Her mother, Alissa, grew up Orthodox, but is no longer devoted to her Jewish faith. Her father, an academic busily finishing a book, isn't observant at all. And her older sister is at college, obsessively seeking a career as a dancer.
During the high holidays, Rachel finds herself inexplicably drawn to a mysterious stranger, Yonatan, who reminds her of Zaide and offers the answers she needs. As Rachel secretly attends Sabbath services at the synagogue and receives instruction, Yonatan reveals that Jewish prophecy has been a secret tradition passed through generations—and Rachel is called to become a Jewish prophetess.
Uncontrolled visions and holy teachings lead Rachel down a path she never expected, as she becomes part of a secret community of Jewish prophets scattered around the world. She will meet extraordinary teachers, face overwhelming challenges, discover mystical Jewish wisdom, and learn to use her powers to help others, as she grows into the woman she never dreamed she could be.
Exploring modern adolescent anxieties and ancient mystical teachings, The Prophetess tells a hopeful story of growing up emotionally and spiritually. Appropriate for teenage girls, those who were once teenage girls, and all spiritual seekers, it is a story of faith and sacrifice, promises kept through generations, and how, through the support of others, we can fulfill dreams we never imagined.
Evonne Marzouk grew up in Philadelphia. In 1998, she received a B.A. from the Writing Seminars program at the Johns Hopkins University, with a minor in Religious Studies. She founded and is the former director of Canfei Nesharim, an organization that teaches Jewish wisdom about protecting the environment.
She currently works as a communications specialist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Evonne has published numerous articles and stories in Jewish and secular publications, and is the co-editor of Uplifting People and Planet: Eighteen Essential Lessons on Judaism and the Environment (2014).
She lives with her family in Maryland. This is her first novel.
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| BN ID: | 2940161078105 |
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| Publisher: | Bancroft Press |
| Publication date: | 10/21/2019 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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