LONGWOOD, FL-Have you ever used the words "kosher," "klutz," "schlep," or tchotchke"? Of course you have, and you probably hear them so often you think they are English. Well, guess what? They're Yiddish, and they are not only indispensable, but they tell us a lot about the Jewish culture, the Jewish mind, and the Jewish funny bone.
In Joanie Chura's How to Speak Jewish: A Mini-Dictionary of Jewish Words ($15.99, paperback, 978-1-60477-199-2), you will discover the origin and meaning of Jewish words and learn about Jewish customs, the Jewish Festivals, Jewish foods (including recipes), and just about everything else Jewish-from a certified Brooklyn-born Jew. Using humor-Jewish humor, of course-readers will enter the Jewish mind and come out with a deeper understanding of how and why God chose the Jewish race to bring His light and salvation to the world.
"My mission is to give the reader an understanding of the Jewish mindset and the Jewish lifestyle-in other words, what it means to be Jewish," says Chura. "If they are Christian, I hope they get an understanding of the Jewish roots of their faith. If they are Jewish, I hope they get an understanding of their own heritage. Because if you don't know where you come from, you donŐt know who you are."
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order How to Speak Jewish through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007