HYMAN, a novel by Lawrence Bush
Rabbi Hyman Babushkin has led the mystical Encounter Judaism movement for half a century — but as he turns 83, he has lost his wife, his prostate, and perhaps even his faith. His leadership is being challenged, the loyalty of some of the key women among his cohort is wavering, and he is beset by fantasies of fleeing back to the ultra-Orthodox world from which he was excommunicated during the heady 1960s. What’s a guru to do?
Human is a novel rich in humor, philosophy, and provocative questions about power, charisma, and sexuality as it vaults back and forth through sixty years of American culture.
Rabbi Hyman Babushkin has led the mystical Encounter Judaism movement for half a century — but as he turns 83, he has lost his wife, his prostate, and perhaps even his faith. His leadership is being challenged, the loyalty of some of the key women among his cohort is wavering, and he is beset by fantasies of fleeing back to the ultra-Orthodox world from which he was excommunicated during the heady 1960s. What’s a guru to do?
Human is a novel rich in humor, philosophy, and provocative questions about power, charisma, and sexuality as it vaults back and forth through sixty years of American culture.
Rabbi Hyman Babushkin has led the mystical Encounter Judaism movement for half a century — but as he turns 83, he has lost his wife, his prostate, and perhaps even his faith. His leadership is being challenged, the loyalty of some of the key women among his cohort is wavering, and he is beset by fantasies of fleeing back to the ultra-Orthodox world from which he was excommunicated during the heady 1960s. What’s a guru to do?
Human is a novel rich in humor, philosophy, and provocative questions about power, charisma, and sexuality as it vaults back and forth through sixty years of American culture.