The Jew in the Lotus: A Poet’s Rediscovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India

Rodger Kamenetz

1994

Introduction

In late October 1990, I traveled to Dharamsala, a remote hill town in northern India. I came to write about a religious dialogue between a group of Jewish delegates and the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet. […]

Faced with the destruction of his people and their tradition of Buddhism, the Dalai Lama has been tireless in his efforts to bring…

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Creator Bio

Rodger Kamenetz

b. 1950

Born in Baltimore, Rodger Kamenetz is an author, poet, and speaker. A professor of English, philosophy, and religious studies at Louisiana State University, Kamenetz was also the founding director of both the MFA program in creative writing and the Jewish studies program. His book Stalking Elijah received the National Jewish Book Award for Jewish Thought.

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