Book
Cohen’s book My Jesus Year: A Rabbi’s Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of Faith is part memoir, part spiritual quest, and part anthropologist’s mission. In Cohen’s book, he seeks to understand his lack of enthusiasm for Orthodox Judaisim in addition to why Christians are so excited about Christianity. Among many adventures, he jumps into the mosh-pit at a Christian rock concert, sees himself on the JumboTron of a Black Baptist service, goes door-to-door with Mormon missionaries, attends a Christian wrestling meet, and spends the day with some monks at a monastery. To Cohen’s surprise, his search for universal answers and truths in the Bible Belt actually makes him a better Jew.
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