{"product_id":"gate-of-return-alma-rutgers-9780978814342","title":"Gate of Return: Homecoming of a Jewish Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the unlikely story of one woman's spiritual journey from a privileged Christian background to Orthodox Judaism, paired with a penetrating examination of what it means to be a moral Jew in the post-October 7 world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn on Fifth Avenue in New York City, Alma Rutgers' parents bought a home in Greenwich, Connecticut when she was four, at a time when Jews were excluded from buying property in most of the town. While exploring the grounds of the Jewish cemetery near the Greenwich family home, Alma found herself mysteriously drawn to the Hebrew lettering on the tombstones-and to Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter searching for the \"Jesus of the coloring books\" as a youth, she converted in her thirties first to Reform Judaism, and eventually to Orthodox Judaism-a challenging and unexpected choice for a political progressive and advocate for women's rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGATE OF RETURN tells the story of her journey to that spiritual home, paired with an inspiring and penetrating examination of what it means to be a moral Jew in the post-October 7 world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alma Rutgers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0978814347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780978814342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sideshow Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d","brand":"Alma Rutgers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48743201800447,"sku":"9780978814342","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gate-of-return-alma-rutgers-9780978814342","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}