Book Summary
From Jerusalem to the Edge of Heaven fuses different media and styles to explore vastly different yet inescapably connected moments in Jewish history: the ancient Babylonian yeshivah at Pumbedita; Jerusalem, a decade after independence; and Gaza during the Intifada. In his explorations, the author re-imagines essential concepts and defining structures of Jewish history and identity in profound, and profoundly disquieting, ways. The theme of children pervades the writings - lost children, perpetual children, and one child, Alma Dee, in particular. The theme of children is highlighted as well in the illustrations, details from Pieter Breughel's Children's Games. In an innovative combination of autobiography, fiction, talmudic commentary, and reflections on modern Jewish and Israeli identity, Elon offers an original vision of an antitraditional Judaism that is deeply rooted in a new reading of traditional sources.
Book Details
| Book Name | From Jerusalem To The Edge Of Heaven |
| Author | Ari Elon, Tikva Frymer-kensky |
| Publisher | Jewish Publication Society Of America (Jan 1996) |
| ISBN | 9780827605251 |
| Pages | 204 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1865 |
