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The Gate Behind The Wall
A Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
By Samuel Heilman
(New York: Summit Books/Simon & Schuster,
January 1985) 201pp.
(paperback edition Penguin Books February, 1986)
(2nd edition Jewish Pub.Scty. 1995).
"With a writer's eye, Samuel Heilman shares his extraordinary
adventure in exotic Jerusalem as he takes us
with him on a quest which reveals the tapestry woven by the rigorous
and pious study of ancient texts.
The Gate Behind the Wall has taken me to a place I could never
have gone alone."
-Anne Roiphe
"This altogether honestly told spiritual quest undertaken
by a social scientist, a denizen of the Western
rationalist tradition, who is also a committed Orthodox Jew,
is intriguing indeed, especially to a reader who
is both a scientist and a believer, whether a Jew or not. A most
absorbing account by a man with whom I
can Identify."
-Walker Percy
"Samuel Heilman's unforgettable pilgrimage provides an
unpretentious and helpful guide to anyone of any
tradition who is attracted by the prospect of a similar spiritual
journey. A lovely book."
-Harvey Cox
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