Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

An exploration of the ancient Biblical text from two distinctly modern perspectives, this book offers a glimpse into two great minds of our day as they contend with the Biblical text, seeking an understanding of its personalities and commandments, paradoxes and ambiguities. Jewish spitituality, especially the Kabbalah, has attracted interest from all corners of society, notably celebrities such as Madonna. Kushner is a leading figure in this movement with over 200,000 books in Print in the US. Mamet is a Pulitzer Prize winner and Broadway writer whose countless fans will be curious to read this exploration of his spiritual side.