Susan Rubin Suleiman

The Torah Is an Open Book

World Religions

“In this brave and wise book, Rabbi Caryn Broitman invites us to read the Hebrew Bible as an inspiring work for our troubled times. Relying on her deep knowledge of rabbinic commentaries as well as on her familiarity with modernist masterpieces, she shows us that the Bible, like all great works of literature, is open to multiple, ever-evolving interpretations. Unlike fundamentalists who would pin a single, literal meaning on the sacred text, Caryn Broitman sees the Bible as an ongoing source of personal meaning that offers a hopeful message of justice and compassion toward others, especially toward the 'strangers' among us. The Torah Is an Open Book is a much-needed call for dialogue and community to today's readers, both the religious and the secular.”