JEWISH, MALE & CHILDLESS

With a hat tip to Rav Benji Siegel who brought it to our attention in shul last week -- look for the amazing similarities between the story of Joseph and the Esther story in the Megillah. And in between  Hamantaschen here is some more food for thought:  Was M ordechai a childless Jewish man. Amazon and Barnes & Noble both offer express services that allow you to gift a copy of The Pater to a reader you love in time for Purim.

The metro Tel Aviv launch of The Pater book will be held at Habayit Shel Benji on Tuesday March 15.  Tel Aviv-based journalist, Algemeiner web editor and Israel Hayom & Jerusalem Post columnist Ruthie Blum will be in conversation with Elliot Jager.   For security reasons, you need to RSVP, so please reserve your seat/s by sending email to pater.amemoir@gmail.com — include your name, cellphone number and names of people attending with you; we will confirm receipt of your email and provide further details. Proceeds from book sales will be donated to Habayit Shel Benji Liberty Barnes, University of Cambridge sociologist & author: "Jager has created a new genre of storytelling. Masterfully weaving together autobiography, genealogy, demography, politics, Bible stories, and interviews, Jager explores the cultural meanings of fatherlessness and childlessness in the notably pro-family context of modern Judaism. With fitting skepticism and good hum...