{"product_id":"through-the-unknown-remembered-gate-a-spiritual-journey","title":"Through the Unknown  Remembered Gate : A Spiritual Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmily Benedek  the author of two highly regarded books on the traditions and conflicts of Native Americans of the Southwest  suddenly found herself in the mid-1990s grappling with certain traditions and conflicts of her own. Stricken with a case of temporary blindness  she had an experience unprecedented in her lifewhich she was able to understand only as an apprehension of the divine.  Stirred and confused  Benedek took herself to a humble storefront synagogue in Dallas  where she was then living. Among the welcoming congregants she began a spiritual journey that gradually led her back to Jewish practice and belief.  As we accompany Benedek on her journey  we come to know the wise and imaginative psychoanalyst who served as one of her guides... an Orthodox family in Rockland County whose lives are devoted entirely to Torah yet who are open to Benedeks questioning and probing  particularly on the subject of the differing roles of men and women in Orthodoxy... Texans  Israelis  and Brooklynites  teachers and students  and the vibrant Conservative Congregation Bnai Jeshurun on Manhattans Upper West Side  where Benedek eventually finds her most comfortable spiritual home.  And ultimately  of course  we come to know Emily Benedek  an independent and principled modern woman who has found a path through T. S. Eliots \"unknown  remembered gate\" in the Jewish life and identity that connect her to her rich and powerful heritage. Curious  sensitive  perceptive  and questing  she gives us in this compelling memoir a beautiful story  beautifully told.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966583304245,"sku":"ByrdShop_0805241388","price":62.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780805241389.jpg?v=1770569872","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/through-the-unknown-remembered-gate-a-spiritual-journey","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}