At an auto da fe in 16th century Portugal, Diego Lopes was chained to a stake and a pyre was lit. Then, according to both Christian and Jewish witnesses, he mysteriously disappeared. The only point of contention was that the Christians claimed he was such an extraordinarily evil heretic that he was dragged body and soul directly to hell, while the Jews believed he was such a heroic saint that, like Elijah the prophet, he was taken body and soul up to heaven. What really happened? And can love, strong enough to cross a religious divide, survive the fires of the Inquisition? The answers to these questions are the story of Acts of Faith.

Acts of Faith: Part 1 of The Inquisition Trilogy

Literature & Fiction

Elsant, Martin

World Literature

Independently published

David Silverberg is the worst bar mitzvah student in all of recorded Jewish history. No one can teach him until his father takes him to Rabbi Reuven Weiss, a mechanic and a rebel. This novel is the story of how they change each other s lives and how David grows to become a bar mitzvah. That was David's plan. He had silently promised himself to frighten off any Bar Mitzvah teachers that came his way, to make sure that he did not learn a thing for his Bar Mitzvah. Now that he had managed to scare off his fifth Bar Mitzvah teacher in a row, it seemed to David that his plan was proceeding well. Even so, while sitting on the living room couch, watching his father slumped in sorrow by the dining room table, David was beginning to have mixed feelings. David was indeed satisfied that his plan appeared to be heading for success...
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