The Cubs and the Kabbalist: How a Kabbalah-Master Helped the Chicago Cubs Win Their First World Series Since 1908
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The Cubs and the Kabbalist: How a Kabbalah-Master Helped the Chicago Cubs Win Their First World Series Since 1908
A rabbi uses Jewish mysticism to remove the curses afflicting the Chicago Cubs, and to help them win the World Series.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
High marks:
This is a delightful fantastical tale, spun with a fine sense of plot. The research on the Cubs is nuanced, and Professor Sherwin takes his profound expertise in the Cabala and tells a wonderful story. This story could have used better editing (eliminating repititious snippits), but I recommend it to all, whether Cubs fans, Jewish scholars, or any lovers of a good yarn.
Esprit d'Core:
I love this book for several reasons, but the most important of them is the painstaking, meticulous revelation of a moral core from which sport, media, participation in government and the attention of an entire population have all digressed. It's a remarkably rewarding read that inspires an explosive rebirth of confidence in private conscience, and the power of an individual To Do The Impossible.
Cubalal:
When I came upon this book, I nearly was entirely overwhelmed. I have been a Cubs fan for over 40 years and have studied Kabbalah with Zve ben Shimon Halevi for 20 years. I LOVE this book. I once drew the Tree of Life wherein I drew all the sephera as baseballs; calling it the "Cuballa." I am further astonished at the syncronisity of my own life. My father was from Kiev and in the Soviet Army in WW2. Alas he was a White Sox fan. It embodies my entire life in such a bittersweet rememberence of my parents and... more info
Are you ready for a little fun?:
Rabbi Sherwin's paean to perennial also-ran, the Chicago Cubs baseball team, in his THE CUBS AND THE KABBALIST might best be summed up with the following two word: "very cute." It's true. It really *was* cute, and I had an exceptionally grand time turning the pages of this entertaining read, adding up to one of the more *fun* fictional pieces in my collection these past couple of weeks. Admittedly, CUBS is safely nestled in the fictional world, folks. Sherwin blends his rigorously-researched reams... more info
