The Outsider

This is the life story of a Reform rabbi in a small Connecticut town from the beginning of his career through his middle age. Rabbi Hartman deals with issues of faith, ethics and family. The book was written in the 1980's but is not at all dated. I really enjoyed this book.

Fast’s New York Times bestseller traces the lives of Rabbi David Hartman and his family through the postwar turmoil of mid-century America
David Hartman returned from the Second World War to the small New England town of Leighton Ridge. Rabbi to the fourteen Jewish families in his small community, Hartman, along with his town, spends the years after the war facing the major political and social upheaval of the time. From McCarthyism and nuclear spies, to civil rights and Vietnam, Hartman, along with his best friend, a Congregational minister, helps lead the town through the chaotic changes sweeping the nation. the author’s estate. If you can find this out of print classic, it is worth the read.

so-so story of Rabbi in Com. town.

David Hartman returned from the Second World War to the small New England town of Leighton Ridge. Rabbi to the fourteen Jewish families in his small community, Hartman, along with his town, spends the years after the war facing the major political and social upheaval of the time. From McCarthyism and nuclear spies, to civil rights and Vietnam, Hartman, along with his best friend, a Congregational minister, helps lead the town through the chaotic changes sweeping the nation.