Jacob's Gift : A Journey into the Heart of Belonging

Jacob's Gift : A Journey into the Heart of Belonging by Freedland, Jonathan. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780241142431.

Jonathan Freedland looks on as his eight-day-old son is about to be circumcised and admitted into the Covenant of Abraham. So begins a search for the meaning of his sons inheritance and an epic journey into the nature of this, the worlds oldest civilisation. What has Freedland done by enlisting his son into the Jewish people? What gift or burden has he given him? Freedland digs deep into his own familys past, telling the story of three remarkable people, each of whom came up with radically different answers to a quintessentially modern dilemma: how to live as a minority in the modern world. Rich in both human drama and reflection, Jacobs Gift is the story of this quest, and a delightful meditation on belonging.