(Ninety)Two Books Launch Birthday Party
The Shalom Center is making Reb Arthur’s two newest books available for preorder and celebrating his 92nd birthday by hosting a books launch birthday party on October 12th.
Arthur turns 92 on October 12th. Since turning 90, he has written two new books!
The Shalom Center is thrilled to invite you to a joyous launch party for these books on Arthur’s birthday, October 12th / Hoshanah Rabbah, from 6:30-8:30pm ET on Zoom.
Here is Arthur himself, inviting you to join him on the 12th:
I have two new books coming out, join me on October 12th!
Dear companions in pursuing justice, loving and transforming Torah,
These past two years, between turning 90 and turning 92 (this coming October 12, also Erev Hoshana Rabbah) — both my birthdays, Gregorian and Jewish), I have been blessed with creating two books. One is a memoir of my life as a spiritually searching rebel, "Tales of the Spirit Rising …and Sometimes Falling". The other is a leap into the future: "Handbook for Heretics and Prophets: A New Torah for a New World".
Why these two books when most people thought I would fall over dead any second? Because one reminds us that with commitment to justice, a dash of daring, and a sense of humor we could change America for the far far better. The other book is a multi-author stew like the Ancient Torah — bringing together experts in many fields who are also heretics, or prophets, or simply people who know they need a new Torah for a new world.
From 6:30 to 8:30 pm ET on October 12 (starting at 3:30 pm PT), we will have conversations with remarkable people who worked with me on both books, including R’ Phyllis Berman, R’ Amichai Lau-Lavie, R’ Nate DeGroot, Student Rabbi Hadasah Yaqob-Johnson, Rabbi / Kohenet Jill Hammer, R’ Elyse Wechterman, and Batya Levine will be offering music.
Please register for the (Ninety)Two Books Launch Birthday Partyprogram on October 12 by clicking here:
Looking forward to sharing the moment with you — with blessings of love, shalom, salaam
— Arthur
Preorder the books when you register for the program, or simply sign up to attend. But really, we think you’ll be glad you preordered the books.
Handbook for Heretics and Prophets: A New Torah for a New World is currently only available through this special offer. We are privately printing the book, so if you want it, this is the only place you can get it. Plus, these two books are the culmination of a lifetime of Reb Arthur’s thought, reflection, and lived experience. Don’t miss out!
We sincerely hope you’ll join us on the 12th and that you choose to order these special books while the opportunity is here.
We’ll be sharing plenty more about all of this in the weeks ahead. For now, everything you need to know to register for the program and preorder the books is here.
