Tthis weekend the First Congregational Church of Williamstown, the Jewish Association at Williams College, the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, and Congregation Beth Israel are partnering to bring Jen Marlowe, the American co-author (with Palestinian Sami Al-Jundi) of The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian’s Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker, to northern Berkshire.
Here’s the schedule:
Sunday October 14, 2012, 8pm
Reading, Q-and-A, Booksigning
Fellowship Hall, First Congregational Church,
206 Main Street, WilliamstownMonday October 15, 2012, 7pm
Book Discussion With Author
Congregation Beth Israel,
53 Lois Street, North AdamsFree and open to the public; all are welcome!
Water Street Books will be selling copies of the book at the Sunday event; all are welcome to attend the Monday book discussion even if you haven’t finished (or haven’t yet started!) the book.
For more on this, you can visit Velveteen Rabbi where Reb Rachel recently posted an extended reflection on Jen Marlowe’s forthcoming visit: Jen Marlowe, ‘The Hour of Sunlight,’ is coming to town.
CBI: From the Rabbi 