And the Flames Did Not Consume Us : A Rabbi's Journey Through Communal Crisis

by Mazo, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780933670068
• ISBN10: 0933670060
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Rising Star Pr

Summary

On November 1, 1994, the lives of Associate Rabbi Gary Mazo and the members of his congregation changed forever. Carol Neulander, wife of Fred Neulander, the synagogue's founder and senior rabbi, was found brutally murdered in her home. Shock and grief mingled with confusion and anger as allegations of the senior rabbi's sexual improprieties and possible connection to the murder emerged. Somehow, these tragic wounds had to be treated and healed. A young spiritual leader and his community faced a crisis that would test their strength and their faith. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Gary Mazo In 1990, "fresh out of the seminary," Gary Mazo joined the staff of Congregation M'kor Shalom in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Four years later he became the congregation's rabbi through the compelling events described in this book. Since 1999 he has served as rabbi of the Cape Cod Synagogue in Hyannis, Massachusetts

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Prologue	p. xi
The Rabbi and His Wife	p. 1
A Terrible Tuesday	p. 9
Dark Clouds, Burning Flames	p. 15
The Seventh Commandment	p. 47
"There are Stars"	p. 63
Reaching In, Reaching Out	p. 75
Profaning the Sacred	p. 101
A Bottle of Scotch	p. 125
Endings and Beginnings	p. 133
Seeking Closure	p. 153
Epilogue	p. 157
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