This novel is about a meeting that happened in Vienna in 1902 between the fifth Rabbi of Lubavitch, Rashab, and Sigmund Freud. The reason for the Rabbi's consultation with Freud was paralysis in his arm and a persistent stutter. The book tells the story of the Rabbi's travels from Lubavitch to Vienna and his subsequent meetings with Freud. The Rabbi's son and future successor accompanies his father on the trip. Freud analyzes the details of the case...