Iddo Tavory is an Assistant Professor of sociology at NYU. In Summoned, Tavory takes readers to the heart of the exhilarating – at times exhausting – life of the Beverly-La Brea Jewish Orthodox community. Just blocks from West Hollywood’s nightlife, the Orthodox community thrives next to the impure sights, sounds, and smells they encounter every day. But to sustain this life, as Tavory shows, is not simply a moral decision they make.