The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt by Ruth Andrew Ellenson

The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt by Ruth Andrew Ellenson

Twenty-eight of today's top Jewish women writers tell the truth about all the things their rabbis warned them never to discuss in public in this hilarious and provocative collection.

Includes original essays on:
- Finding (and Divorcing) the Perfect Jewish Man
- Not Calling Your Mother
- Marrying a German
- Failing to Supply Enough Grandchildren
- Learning to RSVP No
- And many other guilty pleasures . . .

Includes pieces by:
Elisa Albert, Aimee Bender, Jennifer Bleyer, Kera Bolonik, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Baz Dreisinger, Pearl Gluck, Rebecca Goldstein, Lori Gottlieb, Lauren Grodstein, Dara Horn, Molly Jong-Fast, Rachel Kadish, Jenna Kalinsky, Cynthia Kaplan, Binnie Kirshenbaum, Amy Klein, Daphne Merkin, Tova Mirvis, Gina Nahai, Katie Rophie, Francesca Segr , Wendy Shanker, Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Susan Shapiro, Ayelet Waldman, Rebecca Walker, Sheryl Zohn

Ruth Andrew Ellenson is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, People, Forward, Ha'aretz, and many other publications. She received the National Jewish Book Award for ​the national bestseller ​The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt​ (Penguin Random House), which was selected by Hadassah as a featured book club selection. The daughter of a rabbi and a Daughter of the American Revolution, Ellenson was born in Jerusalem and raised in New York and Los Angeles. She received her MFA from Columbia University.​ ​Ellenson's recent editorial collaborations include Why Be Jewish?​ A Testament​ ​(Twelve) written with the late philanthropist Edgar M. Bronfman.​ Ellenson​ ​is a star speaker who has traveled internationally to address the complexities and joys of Jewish identity for women of all ages, and her book has become a favorite ​choice among​ reading groups for the intense and spirited discussions it provokes.

Ms. Ellenson is represented by the Harry Walker Agency for speaking engagements.
harrywalker.com/speakers/ruth-andrew-ellenson

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ISBN 13	9780452287488
ISBN 10	0452287480
Title	The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt
Author	Ruth Andrew Ellenson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2006-07-25
Number of pages	336
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