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3.5 stars
This is an enjoyable read. Jacobs is a great writer - by turns wry and witty and at times reverential.
Yet, I have a problem with the overall topic that this book takes on. And it's not because I'm religious (I'm an atheist), and I don't think it's because I know a fair bit about Judaism and the laws of the Old Testament (part of my family is Orthodox), but, more, I think, to do with the actual activities that Jacobs engages in.
Perhaps it just strikes me as too flippant to attempt a topi ...more
This is an enjoyable read. Jacobs is a great writer - by turns wry and witty and at times reverential.
Yet, I have a problem with the overall topic that this book takes on. And it's not because I'm religious (I'm an atheist), and I don't think it's because I know a fair bit about Judaism and the laws of the Old Testament (part of my family is Orthodox), but, more, I think, to do with the actual activities that Jacobs engages in.
Perhaps it just strikes me as too flippant to attempt a topi ...more
Amusing search for the reasons behind many of the Hebrew laws.
Hilarious and insightful. A great read.
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