Book Review // The Zone of Interest
THE ZONE OF INTEREST by Martin Amis // Alfred A. Knopf // 2014 // pp. 306
THE ZONE OF INTEREST by Martin Amis // Alfred A. Knopf // 2014 // pp. 306
It’s the time of the year when we begin to talk about oil. Not just the kind that heats homes, but the kind that burned in the Tabernacle of the Temple—that is, olive oil.
Lecha Dodi // According to tradition, Mordechai led the way. When the day was expiring, he emerged from his house in white garments. The cares of the working week fell away, and he prepared with discreet joy for the Sabbath. His hair, just visible under his head covering, would be moist from immersion in the ritual bath.