{"product_id":"the-sabbath-chicken-and-other-carlos-i-goldberg-9781517290443","title":"The Sabbath Chicken and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe experienced a unique blend of cultures growing up Jewish in Rio de Janeiro. And when he delved into the world of Orthodox Judaism, he was plagued by a crisis of faith. Now author and professor Carlos Goldberg is left with a wide variety of experiences to share-from the trials of coming of age in the 1960s to the complexities of marriage and relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Sabbath Chicken and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, Goldberg presents a semifictional, semiautobiographical selection of eye-opening tales regarding his childhood, religious explorations, and forays into the academic world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin a young boy as he travels with his mother to pick up a chicken for the Sabbath, discovers panic-inducing religious conflicts at a Brooklyn Yeshiva, and explores the many difficulties of having a pregnancy terminated in the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth touching and humorous, these carefully selected tales work together to tell a story of culture, identity, and faith gained and lost-in God, in other people, and in oneself. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough the lens of secular Judaism in America, this collection explores the struggles of leaving religion behind and taking control of one's own fate, with many memorable interactions with a host of people featured along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carlos I. Goldberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517290449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517290443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.87d","brand":"Carlos I. Goldberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459227037951,"sku":"9781517290443","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ebac1b88-1be7-4a26-8793-77228d53c3a0.jpg?v=1777408680","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sabbath-chicken-and-other-carlos-i-goldberg-9781517290443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}