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Haikus for Jews : For You, a Little Wisdom by David M. Bader £8.99 |
| Why is this haiku book different from all other haiku books? For centuries, the Japanese haiku has been one of the world's most dazzling poetic forms. In just three short lines, it captures the sublime beauty of nature--the croak of the bullfrog, the buzzing of the dragonfly, the shriek of the cicada, the scream of the cormorant. Now, with Haikus for Jews, there is finally a collection that celebrates the many advantages of staying indoors. Inspired by ancient Zen teachings and timeless Jewish noodging, this masterful work is filled with insights that will make you exclaim, "Ah!" or at least "Oy!" Whether you are Jewish or you simply enjoy a good kosher haiku, these chai-kus (so called because of their high chutzpah content) are certain to amuse. What's more, with each poem limited to seventeen syllables, Haikus for Jews is perfect for people in a hurry. Find out why God has made these The Chosen Haikus. |
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Born to Kvetch |
| Fortunately, despite its
title and cover photo, this is not a kitschy book about a folksy
language spoken by quaint, elderly Jews. It is, rather, an earthy
romp through the lingua franca of Jews, which has roots reaching
back to the Hebrew Bible and which continues to thrive in
21st-century America. Canadian professor, translator and performer
Wex has an academic's breadth of knowledge, and while he doesn't
ignore your bubbe's tsimmes, he gives equal time to the semantic
nuances of putz, schmuck, shlong and shvants. Wex organizes his
material around broad, idiosyncratic categories, but like the
authors of the Talmud, he strays irrepressibly beyond the confines
of any given topic. His lively wit roams freely, and Rabbi Akiva and
Sholem Aleichem collide happily with Chaucer, Elvis and Robert
Petrie.
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Jewish Humor : What the Best Jewish Jokes Say About the Jews £10.95 |
| Here are more than 100 of the best Jewish jokes you'll ever hear, interspersed with perceptive and persuasive insight into what they can tell us about how Jews see themselves, their families, and their friends, and what they think about money, sex, and success. Rabbi Joseph Telushkin is as celebrated for his wit as for his scholarship, and in this immensely entertaining book, he displays both in equal measure. Stimulating, something stinging, and always very, very funny, Jewish Humor offers a classic portrait of the Jewish collective unconscious.
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Jewish Humour |
| "The funniest book ever written" the author's mother. is there such a thing as jewish humour? Ben eliezer investigates. There have been a lot of great Jewish humourists - Woody Allen, Sid Ceasar, Groucho Marx, Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman - but is there such a thing as Jewish humour? Ben Eliezer - a great authority on the subject (he has countless commendations from relatives and friends) - thinks there is. |
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The Ultimate Book of Jewish
Jokes
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This is, quite simply, the most comprehensive collection of Jewish jokes, ever! The author has sourced over 1000 jokes and witty anecdotes that will have your sides splitting. With topics ranging from Rabbis to relationships; hairdressers to honeymoons; Bar Mitzvahs to bodybuilders; and from shopping, dating and in-laws to miracles, Viagra and chutzpah - and you don't have to be Jewish to enjoy them. This unique book also contains jokes for children, a compatability test for dating couples, humourous quips that can be used in speeches for special occasions, and a generous sprinkling of naughtier jokes. |
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Yes, but Is It Good for
the Jews? Jonny Geller £7.99 |
What do google, guilt, musicals and Scarlet Johansson have in common? The answer is that they're all good for the Jews! But what about Christmas? Or Jordan (the celebrity, naturally)? or Scientology? Luckily the Judological Institute of Spiritual Mathematics (JISM) are pleased to reveal to the outside world - yes, non-Jews are allowed to buy this book - the ancient mystical formula for calculating which people, products and places is, in fact, good for the Jews.Here the secret art of Judology (think of it as a third cousin of Kabbalah) will reveal: "Big Brother" is , in fact, good for the Jews - since when has someone watching your every move, listening to all your conversations, not been a Jewish experience; eBay , of course, is not - where else can one happily buy Hitler's nasal trimmer or mint conditioned first editions of Mein Kampf. Additional help in getting the J factor comes with handy lists of who to marry, which Jews changed their names, and the essential Vacation Spots that are good for the Jews. One final note. |
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The Big Book of Jewish Conspiracies David Deutsch and Joshua Neuman £9.95 |
| The Big Book of
Jewish Conspiracies takes as its modest proposal an extreme theme:
What if the most damaging charges ever leveled against Jews were
true? Spanning the history of Western Civilization, each instance of
Jewish badness is explored through the ages, including: Ancient
Conspiracies: How with a little trickery, Moses engineered the Ten
Plagues thereby bringing about the Exodus. Medieval Conspiracies:
How Blood Libel began after an unfortunate baking accident resulted
in the tastiest Matzoh ever. Conspiracies during the Enlightenment:
Upset by lack of opportunity for Jews in Bourbon France,
entrepreneurs turn culottes into an unaffordable craze, leaving the
sans-culottes thirsty for revolution. Modern Conspiracies: The
invention of psychoanalysis as a way to hypnotize wealthy and
powerful Gentiles... And that's not all!
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Just Say Nu Michael Wex £14.95 |
| This is not your
bubbe's—or Leo Rosten's—Yiddish. Wex follows his witty and
erudite Born to Kvetch with a colorful, uncensored guide to the
idiomatic use of Yiddish in such areas as madness, fury, and
driving, mob Yiddish, insults and thirteen designations for the
human rear (in declining order of politeness). Wex is knowledgeable
about the biblical and Talmudic roots of some colloquial phrases;
for example, he points out that tukhes (ass as he translates it) may
be derived from Tuhkhes, one of the places where the Israelites
sojourned on their way from Egypt to the Promised Land. While most
of Wex's discussions of words and phrases are brief, he provides
lengthier sections on five key, highly nuanced Yiddish words: nu
(Well?), shoyn (already, right away), epes (something, somewhat),
takeh (precisely) and nebakh (alas). Wex's advice on the complex
usage of these words can help even the greenest Yiddish speaker,
offering both fun and instruction for the non-maven.
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Let's Schmooze Julian Sinclair £12.99 |
| Can you tell Kol Nidre from kneidlach? Gushpankas from Gematrias? Naches from nachos? At last here is the book for you. With the belated entry of schlepp, shalom, spiel
and scores of other Hebrew and Yiddish words into the melting pot of mainstream usage, English speakers today need to know what these words mean, where they come from and how they are used. Julian Sinclair's book fills this need and much more.
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Zen Judaism : For You, A Little Enlightenment David M. Bader £8.99 |
| Few spiritual practices are more intriguing or elusive than those of Zen Judaism," says David M. Bader in the foreword to Zen Judaism. "This growing movement offers a unique way to follow in the footsteps of the Buddha, ideally without gaining quite so much weight." These nearly 100 sacred teachings are capable "of bringing about an enlightenment experience so pure, so elevating, and so intense, you could plotz."
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