NOTE: I was not paid to review this book. It is an unbiased and objective review. If you have a book with Jewish or Israel related content and would like me to write a review, contact me for details of where to send me a review copy of the book.

Book Review: The Elephant in the Room, by Ron Yitzchok Eisenman

When I first picked up The Elephant in the Room, by Rabbi Ron Yutzchok Eisenman, published by Mosaica Press, I was just expecting an easy and enjoyable read. I happen to love these types of books - anecdotes and stories that are told firsthand by people who are in central positions that see and experience so much.

The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the Room is more than that. It is more than just a light and an easy read.

I had not heard of Ron Eisenman before, though in the bio of him in the book it says thousands of readers around the world read his daily emails, and he is a popular columnist for Mishpacha Magazine. I don't read Mishpacha in English, so I was not familiar with him, though it turns out I know some of his mishpacha in RBS. However, after reading the Elephant in the Room I see why thousands would read his emails and columns.

Rabbi Eisenman writes with passion and with heart. Eisenman is a brilliant story-teller.

The Elephant in the Room is a book of stories and anecdotes. Ron Eisenman was involved, somehow, in all of them, so it is not just a story-book. It is the musings of the story-teller, the recounting of events, his thoughts, his approach and reaction to incidents and events.

The Elephant in the Room has stories and thoughts that will make you think, stories that will make you cry, stories that will make you smile or grimace, laugh or chuckle. The Elephant in the Room is more than just stories and anecdotes.

The Elephant in the Room is the thoughts of a person who plays a central role in communal life. As a community rabbi, Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman surely sees a lot and is involved in a lot. This, like many in similar positions, is a person who sees and experiences so much, as he is involved in the lives of so many people. When such a person also has the ability to be thoughtful and expressive, and then to be able to put that onto paper in a way that draws the reader in and makes him think and emote, that person can write a great book.


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NOTE: I was not paid to review this book. It is an unbiased and objective review. If you have a book with Jewish or Israel related content and would like me to write a review, contact me for details of where to send me a review copy of the book.