What happens when a yeshiva student and a kibbutz girl start writing to each other across the deepest divide in Israeli society?
Letters to Talia opens the rich cultural worlds of two young people who seem to have nothing in common: one religious, one secular, their outlooks worlds apart. Yet through their correspondence they build something rare, a dialogue of genuine understanding and compassion. Letter by letter, their divergent worldviews meet on common ground neither expected to find.
Engaging and quietly moving, Letters to Talia is a book about the possibility of real conversation across difference. At a time when the gap between religious and secular runs through the heart of Israeli life, it offers something in short supply: hope that serious dialogue, and real understanding, can still bridge the distance.
Dov Indig became famous as the hero of the novel by Rabbi Chaim Sabato, Adjusting Sights (in the movie based on the book he is called David). But nothing can tell us as much about Dov's greatness as his letters to Talia. His character will continue to illuminate the Jewish national persona, just as his own short life illuminated his surroundings with the light of kindness and great love.
We are certain that both the educational and ethical content of these letters will play a significant part in deepening Jewish identity in Israeli society and promoting unity and love of God.
--Rabbi Haim Drukman, Director of the Center for Bnei Akiva Yeshivot
Letters to Talia is the quintessential combination of Zionism and Judaism
--Yaakov Hagoel, Head of the Department for Activities in Israel and Countering Antisemitism World Zionist Organization
This book is an extraordinary exchange of letters, at once tragic and hopeful, between two young Israelis that illuminate the core beliefs at the bedrock of the Jewish state and the issues critical to securing its future.
--Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
Dov Indig, z l, impresses us with his spiritual maturity, his deeply rooted faith, and his capacity to harmonize his spirituality with the vibrant love he felt for his people. His heritage will forever guide our paths.
--Tamir Kadmi Philosof
