These are the dates these chapters will be discussed/tested.

Book One

September 2:  Chap 1 (1-31) 31
September 3:  Chap 2 (32-53) 19
September 4:  Chap 3 (54-72) 18
September 8:  Chap 4 (73-92) 19

Book Two

September 9:  Chap 5 (95-99) 4
September 10:  Chap 6 (100-111) 11
September 11:  Chap 7 (112-148) 37
September 12:  Chap 8 (149-170) 23
September 13:  Chap 9 - 10 (171-182) 13
September 14:  Chap 11 (183-192) 9
September 15:  Chap 12 (193-203) 10

Book Three

September 16:  Chap 13 (207-233) 27
September 17:  Chap 14 (234-254) 21
September 18:  Chap 15 - 16 (255-266) 10
September 19:  Chap 17 (267-278) 12
September 20:  Chap 18 (279-291) 13

Reader’s Guide Questions

1. One of the central metaphors of The Chosen is combat. How does this metaphor advance the themes of the book?
2. Chaim Potok spoke often of his interest in a core-to-core culture confrontation in his books. What does this mean in The Chosen? What are the essential differences between the Hasidic and the Orthodox Jews?
3. Reb Saunders uses silence as a way of instructing and changing Danny. Why? What causes him to finally communicate with his son?
4. When Danny begins to read widely, what writer/thinker/innovator and what methodology lead him to the path he finally chooses?
5. Reb Saunders’s Hasidic sect is hostile at first to the establishment of the State of Israel. What causes Reb to change his mind?
6. David Malter and Reb Saunders have different opinions about the war in Europe and the fact that 6 million Jews died in death camps. Can you explain how and why they differ?
7. Some people are puzzled by the title. What do you think “The Chosen” means?