{"product_id":"9781402227189","title":"A Seat At The Table: A Novel of Forbidden Choices","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLust • Tradition • Love • Faith • Self • Family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e         \u003cp\u003eElisha  walks through Brooklyn with side curls tucked  behind his ears and an oversized black hat on his head. He is a Chassidic Orthodox  Jew and the son of a revered rabbi in whose footsteps he's expected to follow.  When he leaves his insular world to take classes at a secular college, he vows  to remain unchanged…\u003c\/p\u003e         \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003cem\u003e A SEAT AT THE TABLE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e         \u003cp\u003e\"A  poignant depiction of a deeply loving father and a no less loving son desperate  to find his own very different path without shattering the connection to his  family, to his father.\"\u003cbr\u003e         \u003cstrong\u003eRabbi  Joseph Telushkin, Author of Jewish Literacy and a Jewish Code of Ethics \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e         \u003cp\u003e\"Halberstam  takes you deeply into the Chassidic community with a critical eye but a loving,  understanding heart. This tender, compassionate coming-of-age story brims over  with wisdom from the Jewish tradition. It's worth reading for the Chassidic  tales alone.\"\u003cbr\u003e         \u003cstrong\u003eDavid  Grubin, Documentary Filmmaker, The Jewish Americans, LBJ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e         \u003cp\u003e\"Joshua  Halberstam knows the soul of Chassidic Brooklyn better than anyone without  payes and a black hat. He explores that world with a unique combination of  skepticism and compassion. A  Seat  at the Table is a lovely and deeply  humane book.\"\u003cbr\u003e         \u003cstrong\u003eMelvin Jules Bukiet,  Author of Strange Fire and Neurotica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e         \u003cp\u003e\"In  this novel of fathers and sons, faith and doubt, Joshua Halberstam illuminates  a world rich with religious tradition and Chassidic stories, and he proves  himself to be a master storyteller in his own right. A Seat at the Table is unusually wise,  genuine, and always affecting.\" \u003cbr\u003e         \u003cstrong\u003eTova  Mirvis,  author  of The Ladies Auxiliary and The Outside World \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164732408048,"sku":"9781402227189","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402227189_p0.jpg?v=1763714614","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402227189","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}