By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.EL CAJON, California — Sarah Hurwitz has given us a book that speaks with both urgency and compassion. As a Jew is not only about history, tradition, or theology, it’s about the health of our spirit and mind. Instead, she brings them to life showing how Judaism has always been dynamic, evolving, and deeply rooted in human experience. I see this as profoundly healing work, restoring dignity and resilience where shame and distortion have too often lived. *Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D is a freelance writer who writes for San Diego Jewish World a weekly Torah column.