What to Do When You’re Dating a Jew : Everything You Need to Know from Matzah Balls to Marriage
Product DescriptionLearn everything you need to know about the holidays, traditions, beliefs, and culture of the Jew you love . . . and his or her family. From what to order in a Kosher deli to what to wear to a Purim party, this book answers all the questions you’ll face as the love interest of a nice Jewish boy or girl. What to Do When You’re Dating a Jew will:give you a quick overview of the basics of Judaismprepare you for meeting your significant other’s Je. . . More >>
What to Do When You’re Dating a Jew : Everything You Need to Know from Matzah Balls to Marriage
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Interfaith dating and ” marriage” have profund theological implications from a jewish perspective as well as for some other religions. Also when one looks at the demographics, particularly the expressed religious affiliation of the grand-children of interfaith couples, it shows a massive defection from judaism. Some studies have shown a loss of as much of 1,000,000 in jewish numbers in recent years. By trivalizing the issue of interfaith dating/marriage the authors show a complete lack of understanding of what Jewish marriage means. Even worse, they help to mislead others which. I hope the authors and others who are considering this book will care enough to find out what being Jewish and what jewish marriage really menas.
Rating: 1 / 5
The whole point of this book is to help you figure out how to “pass” in Jewish culture and society. It is peppered with cutesy bits of advice and little stories about how someone charmed the Jew-of-their-dreams into forgetting that–hey–they aren’t actually Jewish. My advice is, forget it. Interfaith dating and marriage, when one person is Jewish and the other is not, is a serious issue and deserves thoughtful consideration, not charming anecdotes. If you are considering dating or marrying a Jewish man or woman, honesty is at a premium, especially honesty with yourself. If you must work so hard to make yourself acceptable, or to make the object of your desire less offensive to yourself, what are you doing?And speaking of spiritual integrity and moral honesty, do you really want to take advice from someone so desperate to pump up her own book that she writes her own review of it, and asks her husband to do the same?
Rating: 1 / 5
Trivalizes Judaism & insults non-Jews by creating a “do you pass the test” mentality with the reader. It’s very disturbing to read reviews from others saying they knew little about Judaism before reading this book and now feel like they’ve had the “perfect” introduction. Sad. The authors should be ashamed.
Rating: 1 / 5
this book is poorly researched and often wrong about both religious and historic facts
Rating: 1 / 5
OK, I’m one of the authors, so I won’t review my own book. I’ll just say that Vikki and I had a fun time writing it, did lots of research and listened to great stories from our friends and families. Leeza Gibbons mentioned the book on “Extra!” and Eve Ensler wrote us a very nice note about how her cast reads it backstage at the “Vagina Monologues. “Here are what other people are saying: — “It’s a sassy but thoroughly accurate guide to the basics of Judaism. . . ” — Toronto Star — “The authors have a wonderful sense of humor — jokes sprinkled like kosher salt through the pages. ” — New Orleans Times-Picayune
Rating: 5 / 5