That is, until the Reb approaches Albom with an unusual request: “Will you do my eulogy?” Albom’s initial reaction is to run away and hide, but he eventually agrees to take on this request and starts to visit the Reb and talk to him to get an idea of who this man he once revered and feared really is. Meet Albert Lewis, “The Reb.” The Reb was hired to be the rabbi in Albom’s hometown synagogue straight from seminary and stayed for the rest of his career. He created a Jewish community based in a small, renovated house, befriended the locals, convinced the neighborhood that Jews belonged there too, and made sure that he was approachable to every person in his community. Albom moves away to Detroit, becomes a big hit in the writing community, and all but forgets his old rabbi. Albom has done it again in this latest work about two clergymen, each of whom left a significant mark on their communities. His stories can rise from the pages and into your imagination, placing you in the moment with his characters. Most readers of Mitch Albom’s previous books know that he has a way with words.
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