Through the Unknown, Remembered Gate

"Emily Benedek, the author of two highly regard books on the traditions and conflicts of Native Americans of the Southwest, suddenly found herself in the mid-1990s grappling with certain traditions and conflicts of her own. Stricken with a case of temporary blindness, she had an experience - unprecedented in her life - which she was able to understand only as an apprehension of the divine.".

"Stirred and confused, Benedek took herself to a humble storefront synagogue in Dallas, where she was then living. Among the welcoming congregants she began a spiritual journey that gradually led her back to Jewish practice and belief."--BOOK JACKET.