Following is the

'09-'10 schedule of the GRJC Library book discussions.  Please feel free to join any or all of the events:
 
Sunday, November 22
10:30 a.m.      
Israeli author Valerie Farber will visit Glen Rock Jewish Center to speak about her historical novel, City of Refuge, set in the time of the judges (shoftim), around 1030 B.C.E.
 
Thursday, January 14
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
A historical novel that takes place partially in Paris, 1942, during the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, and partially in the present.  The protagonist, a French journalist, retraces the steps of a young girl during the War, and as she probes into the past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life.
 
Tuesday, March 16
The Jew in the Lotus: a poet's rediscovery of Jewish identity in Buddhist India by Rodger Kamenetz
From a historical meeting between a delegation of American Jews and a group of Tibetan Buddhists that included the Dalai Lama, the author finds similarities between the religion of the Jews and the Buddhists, and finds himself amazed by the intensity and altruism of Buddhism.
We will also view the short documentary that was made of the book.
 
 May - date TBD (possibly Tuesday, May 11)
Jewish Sephardic Cooking Class
We will read a portion of Sephardic Flavors: Jewish Cooking of the Mediterranean by Joyce Goldstein and, in the GRJC kitchen, try our own hand at creating a few of the recipes (and eat them, too, of course!)
 
Thursday, June 10
The Assistant by Bernard Malamud
This is the classic tale of a poor Jewish grocer and the mysterious young man who comes to work for him.
 
 
For further information, please contact Michelle Strassberg, mstrassberg67@hotmail.com, or Rabbi Tow, rabbi@grjc.org.