Welcome to the Family is a wonderful book. It was written by a woman who taught basic Judaism classes for years in Portland, Oregon. It is a bit over 100 pages, if I remember correctly. I gave a copy to my daughter's non-Jewish mother-in-law, and she felt very comfortable reading it. In fact, when I reviewed it for the newsletter, I think I made reference to her! It is sold through a small publishing house in Oregon.
I work in a Judaica store in Seattle (Tree of Life Judaica and Books) and we should be getting more copies of the book in soon. IT retails for $14.95 (plus shipping). If an AJL member wants to buy it, just say you are from AJL and ask for the 10% discount. Dina Tanners Here is some copy about it: This practical handbook is written especially for those seeking simple explanations about Jews, Jewish events, and Judaism, and will increase both the reader's knowledge and comfort level in interacting with Jewish people. It is informative, easy to read and understand. Welcome to the Family! addresses the issues of intermarried families and speaks to their concerns in a warm, welcoming manner, interspersing personal family stories with basic information about the Jewish experience. It is written from first hand experience by an educator who is a mother and mother-in-law of intermarried children. Most important, there are no other books like this on the market! One can read this book and others like it to get the basic information about being Jewish and about Judaism, but the nuance, the so-called rules, the humor, the collective memories, the sense of belonging, the reason why certain responses are the norm to specific circumstances-all of these combine to make up the Jewish psyche. This aspect of the Jewish experience is often hard to understand and even harder to acquire. Other books simply don't address this. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
