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“An illustrated, smart and comic guide, well-attuned to this moment.―—Jewish Week
 “This delightfully irreverent romp through Jewish history and culture is the outgrowth ofÂ
Tablet magazineâ€s podcast, Unorthodox, and considers itself the updated version of The
Jewish Catalog (1973). As with Catalog, podcast hosts and coauthors Butnick, Liel ­Leibovitz,
and Mark Oppenheimer claim this chronicle is not a comprehensive or exhaustive survey of all
things Jewish. To that end, the biblical hero Judah Maccabee is “one kickass priest,― Jewish
Community Centers are places “where Gentiles play racquetball,― and Long Island is “the
other Promised Land.― Culturally, the authors make a convincing argument for Jews as
“mediators of black music― and even responsible for the beloved Christmas tunes “White
Christmas― and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.― Bernie Madoff finds reference only
under the generic moniker, shonde, or one who brings shame to the community, where he keeps
company with Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner. On a more serious note in a compilation filled
with humor, brevity is the signature mark of that which requires mention, but not glory—Adolf
Hitler, Nazis, and Auschwitzâ€s Arbeit Macht Frei (“work sets you free―) merit a single
sentence each. ­VERDICT A welcome update on Jewish history and culture that is mostly just
plain fun.—Library Journal, starred review “No dense, scholarly tome, this volume is pure
fun, although serious topics are included. . . . . A reference work is rarely as readable as this one
is. Informative and irreverent, welcoming and witty, it is enthusiastically recommended.―—
Booklist  Read more Stephanie Butnick, Liel Leibovitz, and Mark Oppenheimer are the
hosts of Unorthodox, the most popular Jewish podcast on iTunes.  Stephanie Butnick
is the deputy editor of Tablet and has written for the New York Times and the Wall Street
Journal. She has a bachelorâ€s degree in religion from Duke and a masterâ€s in religious
studies from NYU. She lives in New York with her husband and their cat, Cat Stevens.Liel
Leibovitz is a senior writer for Tablet and the author of several books, including, most recently,Â
A Broken Hallelujah, a spiritual biography of Leonard Cohen. He has a PhD in video games from
Columbia, a fact that makes his seven-year-old self very happy. He lives in New York with his wife
and their two children.     Mark Oppenheimer is the former Beliefs columnist for the
New York Times and the author of The Bar Mitzvah Crasher: Road-Tripping Through Jewish
America. He has a PhD in American religion from Yale and lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with
his wife and five children. Read more