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A warm introduction to Yiddish, the mame-loshn of Ashkenazic Jewry — its thousand-year history, its dialects, its golden age of literature, and its vibrant life in today's chassidic world.

A warm, respectful guide to Ashkenazi Jewry — history, where they live today, the three main nusachos (including why "Nusach Sefard" is actually an Ashkenazi rite), Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation, and the key minhagim of Pesach, tefillin, and Yom Tov.

Explore Persian & Bukharian Jewish cooking — gondi, herb stews, tahdig rice, and plov — what these beloved dishes are and what cooks shop for.