After taking Israel by storm and selling more than 30,000 copies, the best-selling book I Didn't Ask To Be Born—Understanding the Purpose of Our Creation—has finally arrived in English.
Praised by religious and non-religious Jews alike, this powerful and thought provoking book is now available in print for English readers.
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To mark the launch, authors Rabbi Manis Friedman and Dr. Elad Ben Elul walked up Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights stopping in local bookstores and meeting students, friends, and community members along the way. Everywhere they went, people were excited to see the new book on the shelves.
Titled I Didn't Ask To Be Born, the book explores a range of timeless and deeply relevant topics that touch every part of life. "Since the book became such a sensation in Israel, I got countless requests for an English version," said co-author Dr. Elad Ben Elul. "It's the sort of book that you read and then want everyone you know to read as well. So I'm very excited that we can finally share the message in English. I'm sure it will inspire many people."
adapted from COLLive
