Lonely But Not Alone
A Spiritual Autobiography
Published: 2013
This short volume tells the highly unusual story of Dutch-Israeli Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo.
A child of an intermarriage between a Christian woman and Jewish man, Nathan Lopes Cardozo discovered Judaism in his teens and subsequently undergwent a ritual conversion and went on to study at Gateshead Yeshiva. Weaving together his history and his novel approach to Judaism, Rabbi Cardozo discusses the problems of religiosity and doubt, and offers his vision for an improved Judaism.
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Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo is the Founder and Dean of the David Cardozo Academy and the Bet Midrash of Avraham Avinu in Jerusalem.
A sought-after lecturer on the international stage for both Jewish and non-Jewish audiences, Rabbi Cardozo is the author of 18 books and numerous articles in both English and Hebrew.
He heads a Think Tank focused on finding new Halachic and philosophical approaches to dealing with the crisis of religion and identity amongst Jews and the Jewish State of Israel.
Hailing from the Netherlands, Rabbi Cardozo is known for his original and often fearlessly controversial insights into Judaism. His ideas are widely debated on an international level on social media, blogs, books and other forums.