{"title":"Books by Shmuley Boteach","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781510779938","title":"The Soul of Michael Jackson","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2000–2001, Michael Jackson sat down with his close friend and spiritual guide, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, to record what turned out to be the most intimate and revealing conversations of his life. It was Michael’s wish to bare his soul and unburden himself to a public that he knew was deeply suspicious of him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe resulting thirty hours are the basis of \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Michael Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e. There has never been, and never will be, anything like them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these searingly honest conversations, Michael exposes his emotional pain and profound loneliness, his longing to be loved, and the emptiness of his fame. You discover why he was suspicious of women and how only children provided the innocence for which he so desperately longed. In his own words, he takes us into the jarring moments of his childhood and speaks of the measures he took to try and heal. He divulges how he came to be alienated from his strong religious anchor and describes his views on the nature of faith. Michael brings us into his tortured yet loving relationship with his siblings. He opens up about his father and his yearning for a time when they might finally reconcile. He talks about his most personal friendships and shares with us his terror of growing old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite his unprecedented fame and recent death, there remain unanswered questions about his life. The answers, presented here in \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Michael Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e, will both intrigue and move you. You will be surprised, riveted, and troubled as you peer into the soul of a tragic icon whose life is an American morality tale and whose flame was extinguished much too early.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43595600527538,"sku":"9781510779938","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781510779938_9ec3359b-9a33-4e5f-982a-1453831b4c36.jpg?v=1786022237"},{"product_id":"judaism-for-everyone","title":"Judaism for Everyone","description":"With the publication of his runaway bestseller \u003ci\u003eKosher Sex\u003c\/i\u003e, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach gained instant fame as a sage and savvy commentator on public and private life. Now he turns his outspoken energy and vast erudition to the core teachings of Judaism itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e During his years as Rabbi of Oxford University and founder of the university's Jewish outreach organization, the L'Chaim Society, Boteach began to realize how well-matched the foundational beliefs of Judaism are to the broad human needs of the modern world. Unlike the dualist credo of other religions—in which the material and spiritual are always in conflict—the Jewish faith uniquely represents a spiritual philosophy concerned about life in this world, rather than in the hereafter. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eJudaism for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e, this most unorthodox of orthodox rabbis explores the Jewish and Biblical origins of civilization's seminal moral ideas and presents Judaism as a program of action for people of all faiths. Boteach's interpretations and commentary are a vibrant celebration of the dynamism that is Judaism. Whether he's peppering his points with stories from his childhood, promoting feminism, decrying boredom, or extolling the virtues of leisure and solitude, Shmuley Boteach never fails to inform, inspire, and surprise. \u003ci\u003eJudaism for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who seeks a universal moral creed to maximize human goodness and inner potential.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57484245762421,"sku":"9781510779914","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781510779914.jpg?v=1786266296"},{"product_id":"kosher-sex-for-antisemites","title":"Kosher Sex for Antisemites","description":"What if antisemitism is sustained not only by prejudice, but by loneliness, sexual shame, sexual deviance, and the breakdown of human intimacy?In Kosher Sex for Antisemites, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, author of the epoch-defining international blockbuster Kosher Sex offers a sweeping and unconventional interpretation of one of history’s oldest hatreds, arguing that cultures unable to reconcile desire with dignity often turn outward in resentment, conspiracy, and blame. Drawing on Jewish thought, history, biography, and contemporary cultural criticism, he explores how the erosion of intimacy and the rise of sexual shame and deviance in an age saturated with pornography can harden into social violence.   Across a wide range of historical periods, from the medieval to the modern, Rabbi Shmuley traces recurring links among misogyny, repression, alienation, and hatred of Jews, while at the same time offering a counterpoint that illustrates how Judaism’s understanding of sex is not shameful or trivial, but sanctified, covenantal, and bound to responsibility, joy, and mutual care. Purely original and comprehensive, Kosher Sex for Antisemites shows antisemitism from a new perspective while making a broader case for cultural repair. Rabbi Shmuley argues that the answer to hatred cannot be political language alone but must also include stronger marriages, more intimate unions, greater passion in relationships, deeper community, and a renewed confidence in life, love, and human dignity. The result is an electrifying book that speaks not only to the persistence of antisemitism but to the conditions under which a healthier and more life-affirming civilization might still be rebuilt.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504914440565,"sku":"9781510789029","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781510789029.jpg?v=1786953832"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-shmuley-boteach.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}