The Name of His Fathers

By David Weiner

A young Jewish man from Texas, Eric Jacobs, moves toward Orthodox belief and practice while at college in New Orleans. Eric's father, Alan, is a no-nonsense lawyer who fears that this newfound religious outlook threatens Eric's chances for mainstream success. Meanwhile, Eric's explorations stir similar impulses within his mother, Margo, breeding resentment toward Alan and his rigidly businesslike approach to life. As tensions grow within the family, Eric makes an impulsive -- and fateful -- decision that undermines the family's most basic sense of its own identity. At the other end of the religious spectrum, Simon Belofsky, the dynamic rabbi of the Hasidic campus organization that sparks Eric's change of direction, suffers a profound personal and spiritual crisis that leads him to seek answers in unexpected quarters.THE NAME OF HIS FATHERS is a story about spiritual journeys -- beginning them, resisting them, joining them, nurturing and repairing them. And it is about the humor, grace, and good cheer that can be found along the way.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481137034
• ISBN13: 9781481137034
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.6" x 5.3"