Bestselling Author Rabbi Joseph Telushkin and His Tale of Rebbe, the most influential Rabbi of the Modern Century will be featured at the Mandell JCC in West Hartford.

Submitted by Larah Winn, Mandell JCC

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Bestselling author, scholar and Rabbi, Joseph Telushkin, and his book Rebbe will kick-off  the Mandell JCC’s 22^nd Annual Jewish Book Festival, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, at 7 p.m at the Mandell JCC, Zachs Campus, 335 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford, CT. 

New York Times Bestseller, Rebbe by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, tells the life and teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, the most influential Rabbi in Modern History.

In the enlightening and authoritative biography, Rebbe, Telushkin offers a captivating portrait of the late Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneern, who defied conventional boundaries and turned his movement, Chabad-Lubavatich, into the most dynamic and widespread Jewish organization today.

Joseph Telushkin, named by Talk Magazine as one of the 50 best speakers in the United States, is the author of Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History. The most widely selling book on Judaism of the past two decades, Jewish Literacy, has been hailed by leading figures in all the major movements of Judaism.

The year-long Mandell JCC Jewish Book Festival includes a lineup of dyanmic authors and a variety of topics. Tickets to Rebbe are $25 per person, other Jewish Book Festival events are $20 per person and tickets are $95 for the entire series. Tickets are on sale via mail, in person, fax, or online at the Mandell JCC Box Office, 860-231-6316, 860-233-0802 (fax), [email protected] and atwww.mandelljcc.org. Patron and sponsorship opportunities available.

For more information, Jill Ziplow, 860-231-6339, [email protected]. For updates, follow the Mandell JCC on Facebook and Twitter. Programs and events subject to change.