Customer Reviews

For all those who take themselves a little too seriously... - By: , 03 Jul 2002
This is one of the funniest collections of anecdotes I have readin years. My edition is a slightly older edition but I'm sure it is allin there. For those who do not know the Yiddish phrases & quips, there is an excellent glossary at the back of the book. Who knows, you might even learn something.

The book itself covers all sorts of things from the essentials of Jewish traditions, festivals & ceremonies aswell as universal everyday experinces as told through the stories the author has pain-stakingly collected.

I won't even begin to try & tell you about some of the anecdotes. I could not possibly relay them with the same flair as the good Doctor or his sources. Suffice it to say, this is a book that everyone should have on their shelf, ready to pluck off when you want a laugh. You'll soon learn that the Jewish people have an affinity for seeing the humourin all aspects of their lives, no matter how seriously they are meant to take it. Perhaps we could all do with a bit of this, no matter what religion or beliefs we hold. An hilarious read full of wit & humility.