How Long to Read The Genealogy of Understanding

How Long Does it Take to Read The Genealogy of Understanding?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 33 minutes to read The Genealogy of Understanding by Daniel M. Jaffe

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Is ancient Torah relevant to the social issues of today? In The Genealogy of Understanding, Matt Klein, a contemporary Jewish Scheherazade, questions whether Torah can illuminate and guide responses to religious conflict and prejudice, to such issues as intermarriage, infidelity, and prejudice that threaten to splinter families in the suburban New Jersey community of his upbringing. He first examines the private lives of his congregation's unfaithful rabbi, of a friend contemplating intermarriage, of a neighbor family that lost wife and mother to AIDS, of other friends raising a brain-damaged child who murders a toddler. Matt then confronts his own family's tensions, particularly his parents' dramatically conflicting approaches to religious observance, his father's struggle with his mother's Alzheimer's decline, and his own coming out as a gay Jewish man despite family and community resistance. Each of the fifty-three stories in this novel responds to a particular weekly Torah reading, resulting in a work of fiction that explores Jewish spirituality, ethics, and community values, as well as the nature of human heart, mind, and soul.

How long is The Genealogy of Understanding?

The Genealogy of Understanding by Daniel M. Jaffe is 326 pages long, and a total of 83,456 words.

This makes it 110% the length of the average book. It also has 102% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Genealogy of Understanding Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 36 minutes to read The Genealogy of Understanding aloud.

What Reading Level is The Genealogy of Understanding?

The Genealogy of Understanding is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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