The Family Carnovsky Rabbi Benjamin Blech and the drinking of the

and the drinking of the bitter water of a sota

Maggid Books is honored to bring these hitherto unpublished essays to a long-awaiting public

In new and revised translations

Founding Rabbi of Efrat

The young boy from Poland who grew up tilling the land of newfound Israeli villages

The Family Carnovsky Rabbi Benjamin Blech and the drinking of theThe Family Carnovsky by I. J. Singer is a gripping novel that unravels the saga of the Carnovsky family, Polish Jews grappling with changing times. Set in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the story centers on patriarch Jakob and his four sons as they navigate the challenges of urbanization, industrialization, and shifting cultural landscapes. Each member of the Carnovsky family follows a distinct path be it the pursuit of wealth,