Avrum Z. Bluming

Why Am I a Jew?

Philosophy

“A thought-provoking memoir. . . . Baum has internalized the Royal Society’s motto—‘Take nobody’s word for it’—as a directive to study and refine medical treatments and to wrestle with God’s teachings . . . in a continuing attempt to heal the world. I would love to be his next-door neighbor, sharing experiences and insights and debating our obligations to this world and its people.”