A review by bridgetott
The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar's and Everything in Between by Stephanie Butnick, Mark Oppenheimer, Liel Leibovitz

5.0

I loved this book! As a new fan of Unorthodox (I started listening in September 2019) I was so excited to hear the hosts were releasing a book. The entries in this encyclopedia were fun, witty, and so undeniably Jewish. I shared many of the entries with my chevruta partner and we enjoyed discussing the topics together. My favorite entries were ‘food,’ ‘sweater,’ and anything describing a Yiddish word. The last entry in the book is Zyklon B, which the book describes as “an unfortunate entry to end this book.” I think there is a certain irony to the ending. Despite Zyklon B’s existence, the Jews survived and we now have a 305 page encyclopedia describing the many facets of Judaism. Am yisrael chai!