Inside Story

Rabbi Joseph Friedman, Esq., is a writer, hosts a radio show, and is a dynamic public speaker. As a trial lawyer, he handled numerous prison reform cases and also has federal government experience as an appellate lawyer. As an educator, he was an adjunct instructor of law at American University School of Law. He holds an M.A.Ed. degree from Catholic University, a JD degree from Howard University, and a rabbinical ordination. He provides a creative cross-disciplined approach to his analysis of nineteen Biblical personalities, bringing a novel thesis about the femininity of Judaism and the Biblical narrative.

• AcknowledgementsPrologueChapter 1: Jonah, the Super-NationalistChapter 2: Queen Esther, the Mystery of Her PersonalityChapter 3: the Common Faces of EvilChapter 4: Joseph, Mouth to Mouth ResuscitationChapter 5: Jacob, the Diaspora JewChapter 6: Moses, the UnnaturalChapter 7: Seven Holy Women-- Transforming the Word of G-d Into a World of GoodChapter 8: Right-sided King David, Left-sided King SaulChapter 9: Jeptha, Mighty Warrior, Fatal FlawChapter 10: the MessiahAbout the AuthorIllustrations

A global thinker, Rabbi Friedman weaves a tapestry of ancient wisdom and novel insights in a creative, exciting fashion. With perspectives from Biblical texts to political machinations, this is a must read for the modern man.