On Saturday evening, famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz will be in Atlanta as part of the Marcus Jewish Community Center's annual book festival, to discuss his new volume: "Abraham: The World's First (But Certainly Not Last) Jewish Lawyer." (Jewish Encounters, $26)
The book looks at a range of Jewish lawyers, from Theodor Herzl to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. But the nut of the tome are chapters examining Abraham, the father of three religions, and his two lawyer-like encounters with God.
In one, the prophet argues with God on behalf of the doomed people of Sodom, as any defense lawyer might. But Abraham’s arguments are nowhere to be found when God demands that his man sacrifice his son, Isaac. And Abraham complies – only to be stopped by an angel. Here’s an incomplete transcript of a conversation with Dershowitz on Thursday:
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