A Field Guide to the Jewish People
A hilarious handbook from three big-deal award-winning humorists: “I laughed til I plotzed. Did I use that correctly?” —W. Kamau Bell, goyish comedian

Immerse yourself in the essence of Jewish humor and culture with A Field Guide to the Jewish People, brought to you by New York Times–bestselling Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Barry, #1 New York Times–bestselling author Adam Mansbach, and Emmy and Thurber Prize–winning SNL alum Alan Zweibel.

Join them as they dissect every holiday, rite of passage, and tradition, unravel a long and complicated history, and tackle the tough questions that have plagued Jews and non-Jews alike for centuries.

Combining the sweetness of an apricot rugelach with the wisdom of a matzoh ball, this is the last book on Judaism that you will ever need. So gather up your chosen ones, open a bottle of Manischewitz, and get ready to enjoy some “bona fide gems” from the authors of For This We Left Egypt? (New York Journal of Books).

“No topic is off-limits.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Literally has a laugh-out-loud moment on every page, sometimes more than one.” —Bookreporter
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A Field Guide to the Jewish People
A hilarious handbook from three big-deal award-winning humorists: “I laughed til I plotzed. Did I use that correctly?” —W. Kamau Bell, goyish comedian

Immerse yourself in the essence of Jewish humor and culture with A Field Guide to the Jewish People, brought to you by New York Times–bestselling Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Barry, #1 New York Times–bestselling author Adam Mansbach, and Emmy and Thurber Prize–winning SNL alum Alan Zweibel.

Join them as they dissect every holiday, rite of passage, and tradition, unravel a long and complicated history, and tackle the tough questions that have plagued Jews and non-Jews alike for centuries.

Combining the sweetness of an apricot rugelach with the wisdom of a matzoh ball, this is the last book on Judaism that you will ever need. So gather up your chosen ones, open a bottle of Manischewitz, and get ready to enjoy some “bona fide gems” from the authors of For This We Left Egypt? (New York Journal of Books).

“No topic is off-limits.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Literally has a laugh-out-loud moment on every page, sometimes more than one.” —Bookreporter
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A hilarious handbook from three big-deal award-winning humorists: “I laughed til I plotzed. Did I use that correctly?” —W. Kamau Bell, goyish comedian

Immerse yourself in the essence of Jewish humor and culture with A Field Guide to the Jewish People, brought to you by New York Times–bestselling Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Barry, #1 New York Times–bestselling author Adam Mansbach, and Emmy and Thurber Prize–winning SNL alum Alan Zweibel.

Join them as they dissect every holiday, rite of passage, and tradition, unravel a long and complicated history, and tackle the tough questions that have plagued Jews and non-Jews alike for centuries.

Combining the sweetness of an apricot rugelach with the wisdom of a matzoh ball, this is the last book on Judaism that you will ever need. So gather up your chosen ones, open a bottle of Manischewitz, and get ready to enjoy some “bona fide gems” from the authors of For This We Left Egypt? (New York Journal of Books).

“No topic is off-limits.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Literally has a laugh-out-loud moment on every page, sometimes more than one.” —Bookreporter

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781250191977
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Publication date: 07/02/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 237
File size: 22 MB
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About the Author

About The Author

DAVE BARRY is a Pulitzer Prize-winning humor writer whose columns and essays have appeared in hundreds of newspapers over the past thirty-five years. He has also written a number of New York Times bestselling humor books, including Lessons from Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog. He is not personally Jewish, but many of his friends are.

An original Saturday Night Live writer, ALAN ZWEIBEL has won numerous Emmy and Writers Guild of America Awards for his work in television, which includes It’s Garry Shandling’s Show (which he cocreated), Late Show with David Letterman, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. He collaborated with Billy Crystal on the Tony Award-winning play 700 Sundays, and won the Thurber Prize for his novel The Other Shulman. Unlike Dave Barry, he has no Jewish friends.

ADAM MANSBACH IS THE #1 New York Times bestselling author of Go the F**k to Sleep and You Have to F*****g Eat, as well as the California Book Award-winning novel The End of Jews, a dozen other books, and the movie Barry. His work which has been translated into more than forty lgnauges, has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, Esquire, and The Believer and on National Public Radio's All Things Considered and This American Life. Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel are his only friends.


Adam Mansbach’s novels include The End of the Jews, winner of the California Book Award, and the bestselling Angry Black White Boy, a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2005. His fiction and essays have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, The Believer, Poets & Writers, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. He is the 2011 New Voices Professor of Fiction at Rutgers University. His daughter, Vivien, is three.

Hometown:

Miami, Florida

Date of Birth:

July 3, 1947

Place of Birth:

Armonk, New York

Education:

B.A. in English, Haverford College, 1969

Table of Contents

Forewords
Introduction
Preface
Prologue
A Note from the Authors

A JEWISH LIFE
The Name of G-d
What Are the Different Types of Jews?
Jewish Names
The Bris
Discussion Questions for the Bris
The Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Discussion Questions for the Bar/Bat Mitzvah
SIDEBAR: Frequently Asked Questions About Why Are Yarmulkes Round?
The Jewish Wedding
Judaism and Interfaith Marriage
Judaism and Sexuality
SIDEBAR: Sodom and Gomorrah
Jewish Divorce
Converting to Judaism
The Jewish Home
Keeping Kosher
SIDEBAR: Seltzer
Tzedakah
Death
SIDEBAR: The Evil Eye
The Afterlife

THE JEWISH YEAR
The Jewish CalendaR
Shabbat
Discussion Questions for Shabbat
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashithead
Yom Kippur
SIDEBAR: The Miracle of Jonah
Sukkot
Chanukkah
Discussion Questions for Chanukkah
Tu B’Shvat
Purim
Passover
How to Make Perfect Matzah Balls Every Time
Next Year in Jerusalem
SIDEBAR: Ten Remarkable Similarities Between Moses and Elvis
SIDEBAR: The Book of Joshua
Shavuot
Tisha B’Av
Simchat Torah

JEWISH HISTORY
The Creation Story
The Origins of Judaism
Discussion Questions for The Origins of Judaism
SIDEBAR: The First Jewish Comedian
SIDEBAR: The Story of Isaac
The Kings of Israel: The First Temple
The Second Temple
The Third Temple
SIDEBAR: The Talmud
The First Millenium
SIDEBAR: The Kabbalah
SIDEBAR: The Golem
Israel
SIDEBAR: Bargaining in Israel
The History of Bagels
Modern Jewish History
SIDEBAR: Oy
SIDEBAR: Feh
SIDEBAR: Frequently Asked Questions About the Word “Tumult”
The Holocaust
Last Thursday

QUIZZES, QUESTIONS&ANSWERS, LISTS, AND OTHER ATTEMPTS TO MEET OUR CONTRACTUALLY-OBLIGATED WORD COUNT
Are You an Anti-Semite?
Common Questions About Judaism
Ten People We Wish Were or Were Not Jewish, Ten People You Didn’t Know Were or Were Not Jewish, and Ten People We are Thrilled Aren’t Jewish
A Conversation with the Authors


Acknowledgments
A Note on the Type

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