Publisher's Synopsis
At the age of 27, alone in Jerusalem in the wake of a painful divorce, Ilana Kurshan joined the world's largest book club, learning daf yomi, Hebrew for 'daily page' of the 'Talmud,' a book of rabbinic teachings spanning about 600 years and the basis for all codes of Jewish law. Kurshan adapted to its pace, attuned her ear to its poetry, and discovered her passions in its pages. She brought the 'Talmud' with her wherever she went, studying in airplanes, supermarket lines, and over a plate of pasta at home, careful not to drip tomato sauce upon discussions about the sprinkling of blood on the Temple alter. By the time she completed the 'Talmud' after seven and a half years, Kurshan was remarried with three young children. This memoir is a tale of heartache and humour, of love and loss, of marriage and motherhood, and of learning to put one foot in front of the other by turning page after page.
