Sex, Drugs & Gefilte Fish - Shana Liebman

Synopsis:
Scoring weed for your uncle...Hanging out with porn stars on Christmas Eve...Eating nachos with the Mossad...Observing the Dyke Days of Awe...Getting held up at a Weight Watcher's meeting...Spying on your naked Hebrew School teacher.
From Heeb magazine--the definitive voice of a proud, searching, and irreverent new generation of American Jews--this first-of-a-kind fast and fun showcase spotlights the hilarious and heartful raconteurial gifts of many of today's leading writers, comedians, actors, artists, and musicians. Laura Silverman, Michael Showalter, Andy Borowitz, Joel Stein, Ben Greenman, Darrin Strauss, and others navigate sex, drugs, work, youth, family, and, on the lighter side, body and soul. You'll never bleach your arm hair again.


Author Bio:
Shana Liebman, the Arts Editor of Heeb Magazine, conceived and now curates the Heeb Storytelling series. She has a BA in English from Brown University and an MFA in fiction writing from Columbia University. She is also a freelance writer and editor who has worked for The Village Voice, PAPER, Salon, The New York Observer and The Independent, and is a regular contributor to New York Magazine.


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My Opinion:
If ever you want to know about a culture, customs or even slang terms, the best thing to do is read a book. I did just that. This book has everything in short-story form, from all the various activities, and yes even slang, from the Jewish culture.
Now, I have had many Jewish friends, as most of you probably too, but never really understood many customs or even the words they use. This book tells you all the different things that Jewish people do, like Bar Miztvah. Or terms they use, like Shiksa.
This is a great and easy read, though only if you have an interest in the subject.
(3/5)


~I won my copy. I was not compensated for my opinion.~