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Book Club: Snow in August

by Josie Zeman

The Shomrei Book Club will meet on Monday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss Snow in August by Pete Hamill.

Jerilyn Margulies will lead the discussion of this intriguing tale of a friendship between a young Irish Catholic boy and an Orthodox rabbi who needs his help on Shabbat. Weaving together history and tradition, Hamill paints a realistic portrait of faith, loyalty and affection in post-World War II Brooklyn.

As an added bonus, the Book Club will gather to exchange ideas about favorite books at the Shomrei Book Fair to be held at Watchung Books on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. Please join us—come to talk, browse, and buy books to support this important project that benefits the JLC!

For more information, contact Josie Zeman at .

  • Josie Zeman

    Josie Zeman joined Shomrei in 2007 (not sure) shortly after moving to Montclair to find a compatible community in retirement. She volunteers to do public relations outreach for Shomrei, helps in the office, and the kitchen, organizes sessions of the monthly Book Club, takes classes with the rabbi to learn all the things about Judaism that she never knew growing up in a Reform congregation in the South. She is proud to be a member of this dynamic synagogue!

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