{"product_id":"israel-is-real-rich-cohen-9780312429768","title":"Israel Is Real","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn AD 70, when the Second Temple was destroyed, a handful of visionaries saved Judaism by reinventing it, taking what had been a national religion and turning it into an idea. Whenever a Jew studied--wherever he was--he would be in the holy city, and his faith preserved. But in our own time, Zionists have turned the book back into a temple, and unlike an idea, a temple can be destroyed. With exuberance, humor, and real scholarship, Rich Cohen's \u003ci\u003eIsrael is Real \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a serious attempt by a gifted storyteller to enliven and elucidate Jewish religious, cultural, and political history . . . A powerful narrative (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rich Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312429762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312429768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.10d","brand":"Rich Cohen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990137897215,"sku":"9780312429768","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cedec960-00a3-4686-bb43-8f3679457b89.jpg?v=1683303215","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/israel-is-real-rich-cohen-9780312429768","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}