In Nicole Krauss’s “Dark Forest,” we see a character’s hunger for magic and mystery and her battle with Enlightenment Reason.
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Authentic Awareness vs. Reason
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Why Read Lit? Let Me Count the Reasons
I grapple today about why it is essential to read lit. And what happens to us when we don’t.
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Replacing the Temple with the Torah
Nicole Krauss’s marvelous novel “Great House” finds hope in the Torah, which takes many forms.
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