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Roger kamenetz a poet and professor of english literature at louisiana state university appeared at the borders bookstore in my neighborhood

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The book is a journal about his travels with six prominent american and israeli jews to dharmsala india to engage in dialogue with the dalai lama

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They found answers or at least a direction to search for answers within tibetan buddhism

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In interviews with jubus the vernacular term used for buddhists from jewish backgrounds kamenetz hears repeatedly that judaism is not an accessible faith tradition

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The jubus acknowledge the profundity of wisdom found in judaism

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Buddhism and judaism are each religions that posses a sacred literature that is written in a language foreign to english speaking people

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Both ancient literatures speak of events that occur in a historical context that also is foreign

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The moral that animosity does not foster equanimity between foes early on divides tibetan ability to see in their enemies a fellow sufferer deserving compassion from jewish determination to pursue justice and never to forget amalek or hitler