Quarantine and Covid-19 have provided an opportunity for many of us to read more than usual. Beth Israel is excited to capitalize on this and continue our community read program.

Please join us in reading Dani Shapiro’s Inheritance. On Monday, February 7, you will be able to discuss the many themes it presents with other Beth Israel readers, via Zoom.

The first book selection of 2022 is Dani Shapiro’s Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love. This is a deeply moving story of Shapiro’s search for self when she discovers that the orthodox Jewish father that raised her was not her biological father. Both a gripping mystery and a testament to the trauma that family secrets create, the book raises fascinating and timely questions for us all about the complex dynamic between genetics and belonging.