Reviews
"This is, of course, much more than a baseball story. Pribble relates his romantic involvement, developing bonds of comradeship, and his efforts to consider his own Jewish identity within an Israeli society still striving to resolve its own contradictions. Pribble consistently hits the right notes, conveying his experiences with humor, irony, and a sense of novelty."-Jay Freeman, Booklist, "A touching and enlightening tale of political and cultural awakening, conveyed through the vehicle of baseball. . . . [A] unique voyage of discovery, both on and off the diamond, and populated by a rich cast of characters, from Pribble's Yemeni girlfriend to his Canadian guide in Palestine to his Australian, Dominican, and Israeli teammates." - Robert Elias, author of The Empire Strikes Out"Aaron Pribble has written what I call the Oy! Testament, a true, detailed accounting of his year playing ball in Israel, of all places. Chock full of color about Jewish life in the Promised Land, it delves into the politics of new settlements in this volatile region, from the perspective of a Californian with a Jewish mother and Christian dad, all painted against the backdrop of Our National Pastime in the desert." - Steven Travers, author of The 1969 Miracle Mets"Pitching in the Promised Land is a thrilling odyssey of sport, religion, love, and politics, of finding common ground on the baseball field in the most unlikely of places---Israel. In his debut memoir, Mr. Pribble has established himself as a gifted storyteller with extraordinary insight, observation, and humor." - Logan Miller and Noah Miller, authors of Either You're in or You're in the Way, "[ Pitching in the Promised Land ] takes us on an interesting and enjoyable jaunt through a unique moment in Israeli and baseball history."-Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Jewish World, ""Mr. Pribble makes his adventure into a fascinating tale, full of both difficulties and thrills. Pitching in the Promised Land makes good reading.""--Dorothy Seymour Mills, NY Journal of Books ""[ Pitching in the Promised Land ] takes us on an interesting and enjoyable jaunt through a unique moment in Israeli and baseball history.""--Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Jewish World ""Aaron Pribble, a former professional baseball player turned schoolteacher, who starred for the Tel Aviv Lightning in the Israel Baseball League's only season, provides readers with a front row seat and his own unvarnished take on the upstart league.""--Jonathan Papernick, Jewish Daily Forward ""This is, of course, much more than a baseball story. Pribble relates his romantic involvement, developing bonds of comradeship, and his efforts to consider his own Jewish identity within an Israeli society still striving to resolve its own contradictions. Pribble consistently hits the right notes, conveying his experiences with humor, irony, and a sense of novelty.""--Jay Freeman, Booklist ""Pribble tells his story with wit, a little self-deprecating humor, and an eye for detail. . . . It's hard to imagine a better introduction to a far-off land and its age-old conflicts.""--James Bailey, Baseball America ""With a writing style that is approachable, warm, effective, and engrossing, Pitching in the Promised Land will likely appeal to both Jewish seamheads and casual fans.""--Joshua Platt, Jewish Book World ""[Pribble's] is a story of coming of age spiritually and athletically in one short season in the throes of romance, Middle Eastern politics, and the dreams of America's pastime far from home.""-- Shofar, " Pitching in the Promised Land is a thrilling odyssey of sport, religion, love, and politics, of finding common ground on the baseball field in the most unlikely of placesIsrael. In his debut memoir, Mr. Pribble has established himself as a gifted storyteller with extraordinary insight, observation, and humor."Logan Miller and Noah Miller, authors of Either You're in or You're in the Way, "With a writing style that is approachable, warm, effective, and engrossing, Pitching in the Promised Land will likely appeal to both Jewish seamheads and casual fans."-Joshua Platt, Jewish Book World, "Aaron Pribble has written what I call the Oy! Testament, a true, detailed accounting of his year playing ball in Israel, of all places. Chock-full of color about Jewish life in the Promised Land, it delves into the politics of new settlements in this volatile region, from the perspective of a Californian with a Jewish mother and Christian dad, all painted against the backdrop of our national pastime in the desert."Steven Travers, author ofThe 1969 Miracle Mets, "A touching and enlightening tale of political and cultural awakening, conveyed through the vehicle of baseball. . . . [A] unique voyage of discovery, both on and off the diamond, and populated by a rich cast of characters, from Pribble's Yemeni girlfriend to his Canadian guide in Palestine to his Australian, Dominican, and Israeli teammates."Robert Elias, author ofThe Empire Strikes Out, "Pribble tells his story with wit, a little self-deprecating humor, and an eye for detail. . . . It's hard to imagine a better introduction to a far-off land and its age-old conflicts."-James Bailey, Baseball America, "Aaron Pribble has written what I call the Oy! Testament, a true, detailed accounting of his year playing ball in Israel, of all places. Chock-full of color about Jewish life in the Promised Land, it delves into the politics of new settlements in this volatile region, from the perspective of a Californian with a Jewish mother and Christian dad, all painted against the backdrop of our national pastime in the desert."Steven Travers, author of The 1969 Miracle Mets, "A touching and enlightening tale of political and cultural awakening, conveyed through the vehicle of baseball. . . . [A] unique voyage of discovery, both on and off the diamond, and populated by a rich cast of characters, from Pribble's Yemeni girlfriend to his Canadian guide in Palestine to his Australian, Dominican, and Israeli teammates." - Robert Elias, author of The Empire Strikes Out "Aaron Pribble has written what I call the Oy! Testament, a true, detailed accounting of his year playing ball in Israel, Of all places. Chock full of color about Jewish life in the Promised Land, it delves into the politics of new settlements in this volatile region, from the perspective of a Californian with a Jewish mother and Christian dad, all painted against the backdrop of Our National Pastime in the desert." - Steven Travers, author of The 1969 Miracle Mets " Pitching in the Promised Land is a thrilling odyssey of sport, religion, love, and politics, Of finding common ground on the baseball field in the most unlikely of places---Israel. In his debut memoir, Mr. Pribble has established himself as a gifted storyteller with extraordinary insight, observation, and humor." - Logan Miller and Noah Miller, authors of Either You're in or You're in the Way, "Mr. Pribble makes his adventure into a fascinating tale, full of both difficulties and thrills. Pitching in the Promised Land makes good reading."Dorothy Seymour Mills, NY Journal of Books, "Aaron Pribble, a former professional baseball player turned schoolteacher, who starred for the Tel Aviv Lightning in the Israel Baseball League's only season, provides readers with a front row seat and his own unvarnished take on the upstart league."-Jonathan Papernick, Jewish Daily Forward, "Pribble tells his story with wit, a little self-deprecating humor, and an eye for detail. . . . It''s hard to imagine a better introduction to a far-off land and its age-old conflicts."-James Bailey, Baseball America, "Pribble has managed to bring together intriguing autobiographical information with a lively record of the crack at exporting American baseball to Israel. His enjoyable book is an eminently successful merger of these two elements."-Morton I. Teicher, National Jewish Post & Opinion, "Mr. Pribble makes his adventure into a fascinating tale, full of both difficulties and thrills. Pitching in the Promised Land makes good reading."-Dorothy Seymour Mills, NY Journal of Books, "[Pribble's] is a story of coming of age spiritually and athletically in one short season in the throes of romance, Middle Eastern politics, and the dreams of America's pastime far from home."- Shofar, "Pitching in the Promised Landis a thrilling odyssey of sport, religion, love, and politics, of finding common ground on the baseball field in the most unlikely of placesIsrael. In his debut memoir, Mr. Pribble has established himself as a gifted storyteller with extraordinary insight, observation, and humor."Logan Miller and Noah Miller, authors ofEither You're in or You're in the Way, "A touching and enlightening tale of political and cultural awakening, conveyed through the vehicle of baseball. . . . [A] unique voyage of discovery, both on and off the diamond, and populated by a rich cast of characters, from Pribble's Yemeni girlfriend to his Canadian guide in Palestine to his Australian, Dominican, and Israeli teammates."Robert Elias, author of The Empire Strikes Out, "Aaron Pribble, a former professional baseball player turned schoolteacher, who starred for the Tel Aviv Lightning in the Israel Baseball League''s only season, provides readers with a front row seat and his own unvarnished take on the upstart league." - Jonathan Papernick, Jewish Daily Forward
