Reviews
"Thoughtful...cheeky...Among their topics are fresh takes on mothers and daughters, dating and Jdating, worrying, divorce, observance, body image and loyalty to Israel. Some recount their own spiritual journeys toward Judaism and others their (sometimes hesitant) paths away. They write with candor, insight and boldness, sometimes with humor, making for enjoyable reading."–Jewish Week
"A kid-in-the-candy-store experience for the angst-ridden Jew....Pore [sp - Pour?] through this collection and there's bound to be an essay that will resonate." –Jewish Journal
"Trust me: they are all funny and thoughtful and frequently moving. (The authors' mothers should be very proud!)... the editor, Ruth Andrew Ellenson, has done a fine job of articulating the crises of identity that beset modern Jewish women." –Steve Almond, JBooks.com
"Humorous and poignant.... explores in a nuanced way the different kinds of guilt experienced by modern American Jewish women." –Dallas Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
"Brilliantly observed.... The angst-filled situations are funny and poignant and have a fresh, frank, Sex and the City tone - only with Manischewitz and gefilte fish instead of cosmopolitans and sushi." –New Jersey Jewish News
"Entertaining with emotional depth....Always lucid, often funny, ...[and] richly told." –New Jersey Home News Tribune
"A touching and humorous collection." –Curve
"The writing's so sharp, you can laugh, cry, and hate yourself for not calling your mother at the same time. A book it's impossible not to love." –Jerry Stahl, author of Permanent Midnight
"Funny, provocative, delightful and wise, this original collection by so many outstanding writers is a wonderfulóand completely guilt-freeópleasure." –Aryeh Lev Stollman, author of The Far Euphrates