Shalom Auslander on His Relationship to God

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Shalom Auslander describes his Orthodox Jewish upbringing as theological abuse in his memoir, Foreskin’s Lament. He was forced to grapple with his relationship to God and Judaism when deciding whether to circumcise his newborn son.

Foreskin’s Lament is available for purchase at amazon.com

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