Allan Appel

The Sacrifice of Isaacson

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This new novel, a dark comedy about the binding of Isaac, the Israeli-Palestinian struggle, jogging, Zen meditation, Davy Crockett and the presence of angels on American college campuses, is now being offered to publishers.

Selected Works

The Hebrew Tutor of Bel Air

"This is an unabashed joyride of a novel, at turns hilarious and bittersweet. It's a wholly original take on adolescence with a wild Jewish Lolita at its warm heart, a creature at once a thing of spirit and the irresistible flesh. Pure exhilaration." -- Steve Stern

Novels

Club Revelation

A hilarious irreverent view of contemporary religious manners examining what we mean by faith and marriage in the 21st century.

“Appel shows the hand of a deft theologian, crafting a truly funny, spiritually observant novel of religious identity and experience.”

--John Green, Booklist

High Holiday Sutra

A heartbreaking and hilarious Jewish-Buddhist love story that takes on critical religious issues of our time.

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