My friend Barbara Rushkoff's brilliant 'zine Plotz, was a nerdy, hysterical, smart, honest, irreverent, and sometimes touching take on being Jewish in the modern world. Now, Barbara brings her Plotz perspective to Judaism's seemingly impenetrable holiday tradition in a new book. From imagined pages of TV Guide at Christmas "if Jews really did own the media," to the temporary shelters of Sukkot as advertised in a bizzaro world Sears catalog, "Jewish Holiday Fun…For You!" is a pop cultural tour-de-force of an historically unpopular culture. A perfect gift for under the Hanukkah Bush. From the introduction:
"We get to light menorah candles. Which means we get to play with fire. Sure, throwing tinsel on a tree is fun, but it's just not FIRE."