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To purchase Rabbi Wittenberg's moving new book, My idea had never been simply to walk along the Rhine with the dog as if the two of us were on some rambling adventure à deux. I wanted to engage not only with the Jewish past but with its present, and with Christian and Muslim communities as well. The essential issue was light, political as well as spiritual: where did the light reside, both in society and in the individual human being? What brought moral darkness and what fostered spiritual and ethical illumination? In 2010, with his dog Mitzpah by his side, Rabbi Wittenberg walked from his grandfather’s Frankfurt synagogue to his own, in Finchley, carrying the Ner Tamid – its Eternal Light – to co-shine forever in the newly built synagogue in North London. A film crew covered most of the trip and even Mitzpah wrote a blog, describing his experiences on the epic journey. Colleagues and friends accompanied them for some of the route and their discussions also contributed insights into the spiritual, social and political concerns that occupied the Rabbi’s thoughts as he continued to meet many people along the way. Readers of Jonathan Wittenberg’s other books already know the humane, insightful and often profound observations and thoughts that preoccupy him. Walking with the Light: From Frankfurt to Finchley will both delight and stimulate a whole new audience. Few religious writers can combine the humour and incidence of walking across northern Europe with cogent arguments for moral justice, a process perhaps to accept Europe’s horrific past and show why a belief that tolerance and true understanding of the past is the only way to improve the future. Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg is Rabbi of the New North London Synagogue. He is married to Nicola Solomon, General Secretary of the Society of Authors. They have three children and faithful hound, Mitzpah. For more information, please contact: office@nnls-masorti.org.uk. |
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