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Plot Summary of The Minyanaires
""The Minyanaires" is a book about a group of dedicated men and women who are drawn to synagogue to attend the daily minyan. These spiritual members provide the necessary quorum, or minyan of ten, required for mourners to recite the Holy Kaddish prayer. Nineteen members of Baltimore's Beth El Congregation morning minyan as well as five members of the clergy are interviewed about their beliefs in God, the soul, prayer, miracles and much more. The author describes his own spiritual awakening in the minyan after
the loss of his mother. The power of community prayer is emphasized as a healing tool for those who have suffered the loss of a loved one. A wonderfully uplifting read."

Peter G. Engelman, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside) - religious Jew
Ethnic/regional/gender Yes

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - religious figure
Age: - 60's-90's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity - Jew
Nationality - American (!)
How sensitive is this person? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other people

Setting
United States Yes
Century: - 1980's-Present

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Book makes you feel? - spiritual
Writer's slant towards subject: - very favorable
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more dialog than descript
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 26-50% of book
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