Newish Jewish Encyclopedia : From Abraham To Zabar's...

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Item#: 9781579658939
Author Butnick, Et Al.
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Named one ofLibrary Journal&s Best Religion & Spirituality Books of 2019

An Unorthodox Guide toEverythingJewish

Deeply knowing, highly entertaining, and just a little bit irreverent, this unputdownable encyclopedia of all things Jewish and Jew-ishcovers culture, religion, history, habits, language, and more. Readers will refresh their knowledge of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, the artistry of Barbra Streisand, the significance of the Oslo Accords, the meaning of words likebalaboosta,balagan,bashert, andbageling. Understand all the major and minor holidays. Learn how the Jews invented Hollywood. Remind themselves why they need to read Hannah Arendt, watchSeinfeld, listen to Leonard Cohen. Even discover the secret of happiness (see \"Latkes\"). Includes hundreds of photos, charts, infographics, and illustrations. It&s a lot.



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From the hosts ofUnorthodox, America&s leading Jewish podcast, comes an A-to-Z encyclopedia dedicated to all things Jewish, from the cultural to the religious, the biblical to the contemporary, the amusing to the informative, with more than 1,000 entries.