In 1972, thirty-five-year-old Sharon Berg is currently channeling her passion into working for Rabbi Joachim, whom she adores and is secretly in love with. However, despite the perks that come with her job, such as a reduced tuition for her son to attend a Yeshiva, a private Jewish school, as well as money and having an opportunity to deepen her studies of Judaism further, it often feels as if Sharon is sacrificing more and more of her corporeal life to be in thrall to someone who might have makings of a cult leader. Taking place within a span of a few months, THE KABBALAH MASTER by Perle Beserman follows Sharon's life around as she attempts to juggle various aspects and still come out on the top of her game. Will Sharon be able to succeed or is she destined to be sucked in into Rabbi Joachim's net of lies and half-truths?
THE KABBALAH MASTER by Perle Besserman, which I have enjoyed a lot, is a novel that has no straight answers or questions but instead dares to ask the reader to step back and look at the bigger picture and create own conclusions. In similar novels I have had a chance of reading, THE KABBALAH MASTER by Perle Besserman is a cerebral novel and it's a tale where the reader is challenged to pave the pathway to conclusions that litter this tale.
For a reader seeking a novel that challenges the brain to come up with answers without knowing the questions, as well as a tale that touches on a plethora of subjects be it romance, the fine line between interests and cultism and a study of how the cultish aspects seep into the everyday life, THE KABBALAH MASTER by Perle Besserman is guaranteed to give a great workout.
Sharon Berg, a middle-aged divorcee with two children has gainful employment working overtime for the mysterious Rabbi Joachim, spiritual director of the Center for Mystical Judaism. Set in Coney Island, Sharon’s efforts at making a life for herself and her children take readers on a journey though Hasidism as it exists today including its schools for children and the fundamentalist characters that run them. When the Rabbi travels to Israel on a mission, and fails to return, Sharon must confront difficult choices and herself.
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