Rachel Sharona Lewis: Judaism Unbound Episode 282 - Praying with Fire

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Rachel Sharona Lewis, author of The Rabbi Who Prayed With Fire: a Rabbi Vivian Mystery, joins Dan and Lex to talk about her book, a mystery novel that doubles as a deep-dive into Jewish communal institutions, racial justice, queer representation, and more!

[1] Purchase The Rabbi Who Prayed with Fire at this link! Learn more about the book, and about Rachel Sharona Lewis, by checking out this piece in Hey Alma, entitled “The Queer Rabbinic Mystery Novel We Didn’t Know We Needed,” and written by Rakhel Silverman.

[2] Check out the books in “the Rabbi David Small series” (written by Harry Kemelman), which Lewis described as an influence on her work, here.

[3] Listen in to Lewis’s podcast on women’s basketball, entitled Hoop We Can Believe In, by clicking here.

[4] Lewis references a podcast she listened to, that helped her in self-publishing her book. It’s called Bestseller, and you can listen to it here!

[5] Lex references ways in which this episode ties to a recent Judaism Unbound conversation with Aimee Lucido and Sofiya Pasternack about Jewish fiction. Listen in to that by clicking here: Episode 271: Jewish Stories We Need - Aimee Lucido, Sofiya Pasternack.