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Foreskin's Lament,Used
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Shalom Auslander was raised with a terrified respect for God. Even as he grew up, defying and eventually being cast out of his community, he could not find his way to a life in which he wasn't locked in a daily struggle with Him. Foreskin's Lament reveals Auslander's upbringing n a strict, socially isolated Orthodox community, and recounts his rebellion and efforts to make a new life apart from it. He remembers his youthful attempt to win the 'Blessing bee' (the Orthodox version of a spelling bee), his exile to reform school in Israel after he was caught shoplifting a cassette tape of West Side Story, and his twentyfivemile hike to watch the New York Rangers play in Madison Square Garden without his violating the Sabbath. Throughout, Auslander struggles to understand God and His complicated, often contradictory laws. He tries to negotiate with God and His representatives a day of sinfree living for a day of indulgence; a blessing for each profanity. But ultimately Auslander settles for a ceasefire, a standoff with God, and accepts the very slim hope that his newborn son might live free of guilt, doubt and struggle. Auslander's combinationof unrelenting humor and anger a voice that compares with those of Dave Eggers and David Sedaris renders a rich and fascinating portrait of a man grappling with his faith, his family, and his entire community.
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