Twice In Love

"Formerly religious" executive; a journalist considering becoming observant; a well-known actress who feels her entire life is one big show – they, and others, confront their uncertainties and challenges in life, in a cultural-spiritual center in the heart of their bustling home city, Tel Aviv. It is at these meetings that they remove their masks and put their real lives "on the table."  Their rare candor is presented here in their authentic email correspondence, describing their human experiences and uncertainties about their purpose in life, about their love and loneliness, and about poignant issues concerning Jewish law and faith.

In our generation, a person meets his or her Jewishness through streams of impersonal information, and no longer in the warm and intimate manner in which our tradition has always been passed down from generation to generation. In contrast, in his responses to his questioning correspondents, Meir Dorfman attempts to introduce them to the original Jewish experience. He presents the original, humane, attentive Judaism that provides a feeling of belonging, gives answers for life beyond religion, and shares a deep, relevant experience that greatly values not only answers, but also searching and questioning.

This book thus presents a new, state-of-the-art model for the study of faith and Jewish wisdom.