| | Bookreporter.com - MY NAME IS ASHER LEV by Chaim Potok |
 | | His protagonist, Asher Lev, is a Ladover Hasid from Brooklyn who is raised in a world saturated with ritual and led by a charismatic Rebbe. |
 | | As Asher enters religious school, the Rebbe acknowledges that his gift can't be denied and introduces him to Jacob Kahn, a renowned Jewish artist who was a contemporary of Picasso. |
 | | Although everyone in Asher's life recognizes his immense talent at a young age, his father steadfastly refuses to accept it, asking his son when he'll give up that "foolishness." Aryeh Lev is an almost larger-than-life figure in their Brooklyn Hasidic community, working closely with the Rebbe and traveling often. |
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