Becoming Frum offers a scholarly and accessible look at the linguistic and cultural process of “becoming
Vividly illustrated and with essays from leading historians and critics
Two appendixes list Yiddish publications in the book series Dos poylishe yidntum (published in Buenos Aires
2015 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award from the Association for Jewish Studies
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Adventures of Rabbi Harvey: A Graphic Novel of Jewish Wisdom and Wit Wild West by Steve Sheinkin New Year Becoming Frum offers a scholarlyA fresh look at Jewish folktaleswise, witty, hilarious. After finishing school in New York, Rabbi Harvey traveled west in search of adventure and, hopefully, work as a rabbi. His journey took him to Elk Spring, Colorado, a small town in the Rocky Mountains. When he managed to outwit the ruthless gang that had been ruling Elk Spring, the people invited Harvey to stay on as the town's rabbi. In Harvey's adventures in Elk Spring, he settles disputes,