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The Big Jewish Book for Jews: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Really Jewish Jew Audiobook
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If both Ike Turner and Isaac Bashevis Singer are Jewish, what does “being Jewish” even mean? The assimilated Jews of today are lost, and they need to relearn the old ways so their identity comes to mean something other than laughing knowingly at Curb Your Enthusiasm and being ambivalent about AIPAC. What they need is The Big Jewish Book for Jews, a hilarious compendium of instruction, handicrafts, and lore that will help them rediscover the traditional wisdom, skills, and recipes, going all the way back to Moses and the original Exodus from Egypt, when God was the only GPS you needed.
The Big Jewish Book for Jews brings together Jewish wit, inspiring tales, classic skills, and even pickle recipes, for the instruction and edification of the modern Jew. Readers will learn how to sacrifice a lamb unto the Lord, the rules of Canasta, how to build a pyramid (the Bernie Madoff kind and the Egyptian ones), and how not to accept the first table you are shown to in a restaurant. Through this funny and informative reference, readers will build a connection to their ancestors and finally understand what it takes to be the Jew-est Jew of all.
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"Hooray! I will now be better able to write believable, stereotypically Jewish characters as they would have appeared in the early 1950's! Thank you, Big Jewish Book for Jews!"
— David (4 out of 5 stars)
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“With a heavy dose of sarcasm and practical charts and guides on a range of topics…this treatise manages to be both hilarious and sincere.”
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“Thanks to the animated readings of the authors, it’s a thoroughly engaging and entertaining book. The additional voices of Lorna Raver and Yuri Rasovsky provide dialogue, examples, and aural illustrations, resulting in an irreverently instructive look at Jews, Judaism, and Jewish culture. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
— AudioFile
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
The Big Jewish Book for Jews Listener Reviews
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" Cute, but I didn't really learn much about being Jewish except what's already a stereotype. I did discover, however, that many of my bizarre personality traits that I thought were just me are actually part of a rich religious and cultural heritage. Now I feel vindicated. "
— Shannon, 11/22/2013 -
" It was like looking into a mirror at times. A very funny and informative book. "
— Joel, 7/14/2012 -
" This book is a hilariously funny and well-written volume which is a must have humor text for any Jewish library. "
— D.L., 5/7/2012
About the Authors
Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman are authors of the bestselling Yiddish with Dick and Jane as well as Yiddish with George and Laura, How to Raise a Jewish Dog, and other humor books. Weiner also blogs for the Huffington Post, and Davilman is a writer-producer for reality television.
Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman are authors of the bestselling Yiddish with Dick and Jane as well as Yiddish with George and Laura, How to Raise a Jewish Dog, and other humor books. Weiner also blogs for the Huffington Post, and Davilman is a writer-producer for reality television.
About the Narrators
Yuri Rasovsky (1944–2012) won wide critical acclaim during his forty-year career as an audio dramatist, writer, producer, and director. His numerous honors included two Peabody Awards, nine Audie Awards, and a Grammy. In 2011, his production for Blackstone, The Mark of Zorro, was nominated for a Grammy. His final production for Blackstone was Die, Snow White! Die, Damn You! He has left behind an incredible legacy.
Lorna Raver, named one of AudioFile magazine’s Best Voices of the Year, has received numerous Audie Award nominations and many AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has appeared on stage in New York, Los Angeles, and regional theaters around the country. Among her many television credits are NYPD Blue, Judging Amy, Boston Legal, ER, and Star Trek. She starred in director Sam Raimi’s film Drag Me to Hell.