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The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia - From Abraham to Zabar's and Everything in Between (Hardcover): Stephanie Butnick, Liel... The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia - From Abraham to Zabar's and Everything in Between (Hardcover)
Stephanie Butnick, Liel Leibovitz, Mark Oppenheimer, Tablet
R1,099 R861 Discovery Miles 8 610 Save R238 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From the hosts of Tablet magazine's wildly popular Unorthodox podcast, The New Jewish Encyclopedia is an edifying, entertaining, and thoroughly modern introduction to Judaism. It offers everything: from an illustrated guide to determining different Hasidic sects based on their garb to practical advice for throwing an unconventional Jewish wedding to humorous, accessible explanations of Judaism's myriad holidays. The book is an alphabetical encyclopedia of short entries - some profane, some profound, and some both - heavy on the graphics and, like contemporary Judaism itself, featuring a panoply of divergent voices, all amusing and well-informed and none in perfect agreement. By weaving together the essential and the esoteric, the snarky and the earnest, the Jewish and the Jew-ish, this book honors its title, offering a truly unorthodox approach to Judaism and allowing each reader to find his or her point of connection with the culture, the tradition, and the religion. Inside, under any given letter, readers will find short essays evocatively explaining Judaism's key holidays and practices and why they still matter today; visual guides to things Jews love, like smoked fish, and how to tell your gravlax from your pastrami-smoked salmon; definitive lists of things that matter, from the best Christmas songs written by Jews to the most essential Seinfeld episodes; advice from an Orthodox sex guru, a bridesmaid-for-hire, and other people whose wisdom would benefit Jews and non-Jews alike; brief histories of Jewish traditions new and old, such as the sacred ritual of eating Chinese food on December 25; a vocabulary of words and phrases only Jews use; and so much more.

Conversations about Harming Animals (Paperback): Dustin Crummett, Mark Oppenheimer, Jason Werbeloff Conversations about Harming Animals (Paperback)
Dustin Crummett, Mark Oppenheimer, Jason Werbeloff
R352 Discovery Miles 3 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Conversations about the Meaning of Life (Paperback): Thaddeus Metz, Jason Werbeloff, Mark Oppenheimer Conversations about the Meaning of Life (Paperback)
Thaddeus Metz, Jason Werbeloff, Mark Oppenheimer
R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Bar Mitzvah Crasher - Road-Tripping Through Jewish America (Paperback): Mark Oppenheimer The Bar Mitzvah Crasher - Road-Tripping Through Jewish America (Paperback)
Mark Oppenheimer
R481 Discovery Miles 4 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wisenheimer - A Childhood Subject to Debate (Paperback): Mark Oppenheimer Wisenheimer - A Childhood Subject to Debate (Paperback)
Mark Oppenheimer
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R404 R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Save R44 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

HAVE YOU EVER MET A CHILD WHO TALKED LIKE AN ADULT?
Who knew big words and knew how to use them? Was he a charmer or an insufferable smart aleck--or maybe both? Mark Oppenheimer was just such a boy, his talent for language a curse as much as a blessing. Unlike math or music prodigies, he had no way to showcase his unique skill, except to speak like a miniature adult--a trick some found impressive but others found irritating. Frustrated and isolated, Oppenheimer used his powers for ill--he became a wisenheimer--pushing his peers and teachers away, acting out with prank phone calls, and worse. But when he got to high school, Oppenheimer discovered an outlet for his loquaciousness: the debate team.
This smart, funny memoir not only reveals a strange, compelling subculture, it offers a broader discussion of the splendor and power (including the healing power) of language and of the social and developmental hazards of being a gifted child. Oppenheimer's journey from loneliness to fulfillment affords a fascinating inside look at the extraordinary subculture of world-class high-school debate and at the power of language to change one's life.

Knocking on Heaven's Door - American Religion in the Age of Counterculture (Paperback): Mark Oppenheimer Knocking on Heaven's Door - American Religion in the Age of Counterculture (Paperback)
Mark Oppenheimer
R1,251 Discovery Miles 12 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A witty and provocative reappraisal of the impact of the cultural upheavals of the sixties on American religious life What happened to American religion during the cultural revolution of the 1960s and early 1970s? The era has long been associated with the ascendancy of Eastern religions and fringe cults. But in this provocative book, Mark Oppenheimer demonstrates that contrary to conventional wisdom, most Americans did not turn on, tune in, and drop out of mainstream religious groups during the Age of Aquarius. Instead, many Americans brought the counterculture with them to their churches and temples, changing the face of American religion. Introducing us to America's first gay ministers and first female priests, to hippie Jews and folk-singing Catholics, Oppenheimer demonstrates that this was an era of extraordinary religious vitality. Drawing on a rich range of archival material as well as interviews with many of the protagonists, Knocking on Heaven's Door offersa wry and iconoclastic reappraisal of the ways in which the upheavals of the sixties changed America's relationship with God.

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