{"product_id":"jujitsu-rabbi-and-the-godless-rebecca-dana-9780425264935","title":"Jujitsu Rabbi and the Godless Blonde: A True Story","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"For a generation of women who grew up watching \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e, Manhattan is the Promised Land--or as Rebecca Dana puts it in her hilarious, self-deprecating new memoir, it's 'my Jerusalem--the shining city off in the distance, the only place to go'... An] insightful tale of two fish out of water.\"--O Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRebecca Dana worshipped at the altar of Truman Capote and Nora Ephron, dreaming of moving to New York. After college, life in the city turned out just as she'd planned: glamorous parties; beautiful people; the perfect job, apartment and man. But when it all comes crashing down, she is catapulted into another world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe moves into Brooklyn's Lubavitch community, and lives with Cosmo, a young Russian rabbi and jujitsu enthusiast. While Cosmo faces his disenchantment with Orthodoxy, Rebecca finds that her religion--the books and films that made New York seem like salvation--has also failed her. Shuttling between the worlds of religious extremism and secular excess, faith and fashion, Rebecca goes on a search for meaning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA mix of Shalom Auslander and \u003ci\u003eThe Odd Couple\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJujitsu Rabbi and the Godless Blonde\u003c\/i\u003e is a thought-provoking tale for the twenty-first century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes a Readers Guide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Dana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0425264939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425264935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Rebecca Dana","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980939886847,"sku":"9780425264935","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c20310f-7d91-41f0-af83-12fc281347d8.jpg?v=1683252777","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jujitsu-rabbi-and-the-godless-rebecca-dana-9780425264935","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}