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Book Review: ****
Whether you are the girl looking for a
Hebrew hottie, a brush-up Jewish history/
holiday lesson, wondering about all that crazy
Jewish headgear or merely looking to add a
few matzah balls to your chicken noodle soup,
author and singles columnist Carin Davis's
Life, Love, Lox: Real World Advice for the
Modern Jewish Girl offers day-to-day practical
advice in one essential handbook.
A kosher Carrie Bradshaw, Carin Davis, is
the 21st-century yenta offering trendy advice
that any modern Jewish girl can relate to.
Davis's approach teaches and mixes traditional
Jewish values with a modern lifestyle — both
bold and witty.
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A conversation with Carin Davis, author of
Life, Love, Lox:
Q Much of the advice you offer is based on
your own experiences. When did you realize
that your anecdotes and tips could translate
into a book?
CD: It started with my singles columns for
the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
HIKE AT ISLAND LAKE
Sunday, July 11, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Island Lake Recreation Area,
Milford
DetroitYAD's Outdoor Cluster is
going hiking! YAD is the Young Adult
Division of the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit. Clusters are
interest-centered groups of like-minded
Detroit Jews aged 21-41.
For more information, e-mail Ben
Chutz, benjaminchutz@gmail.com or
join the group on Facebook by search-
ing "Hike at Island Lake."
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Thursday, July 22, 8:30 p.m.
Camo's Restaurant, on the patio,
Ferndale
Join YAD for another summer bar night!
For more information, contact
Jennifer Levine, YAD director, at
(248) 203-1471 or jlevine@jfmd.org .
Readers would write in
to tell me how much they
enjoyed hearing about a
Jewish life they could actu-
ally relate to and with some
of their questions: Where do
20-somethings go for High
Holidays? Where do the hot
Jewish boys volunteer? What
should I dress up as for Purim
— or sometimes just "what
is Purim"? I realized there
was a need for an irreverent
but informative girl's guide to
Jewish life.
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who think they're "Too
Cool for Shul?"
CD: This book is about
making Judaism your
own. Don't want to join a
synagogue? Start an indie
minyan. Not into daven-
ing? Host a Shabbat dinner
party for friends. Looking
'70
for something more cultur-
poti.
al? Start a Jewish book club.
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Don't like to read? Start a
46ikkki-
Jewish movie group. Don't
want to volunteer with an
established Jewish organiza-
tion? Take Tikkun Olam into your own hands
Q Lift, Love, Lox offers "Real World Advice
for the Modern Jewish Girl," but how will
and help at the senior home down the street.
your book help observant and, as you put it,
There's a lot more to Judaism than squirm-
"Jew-ish" women alike?
ing in your seat during a rabbi's sermon. Life,
Love, Lox shows you how to create a dynamic
CD: Anyone can be a trendy yenta. Already
and meaningful Jewish life that actually means
something to you.
observant? [The book] offers a fresh, fin
take on familiar traditions and is packed with
Q What would you say is the best part about
anecdotes and advice aimed at MOTS in the
being a Jewish girl in 2010? What has writ-
know. Just Jew-ish? [The book] is the per-
ing this book taught you about your Jewish
fect primer for the "only on Chanukah" set.
roots and what do you expect it will offer your
Covering everything from surviving services
readers?
and celebrating Sukkot to making an easy-
bake challah, this book will turn beginners
CD: There are so many unique and different
into balabustas in no time.
ways to enjoy Judaism: Jewish sports leagues,
concerts, travel groups, women's groups, yoga
QiYou find a clever way to cover everything
from hair issues to holidays and you even
in shul, services under the stars . . . For me,
life isn't like a separated kosher kitchen, with
include a "Heebonics" glossary at the back.
Judaism on one side of the room and the rest
What would you say is the most challenging
thing about incorporating Judaism into your
of my life on the other. It's all mixed together.
Life, Love, Lox shows readers how easy it is to
modern life?
mix their Jewish roots with their modem life.
The other great thing about being a Jewish
CD: The biggest challenge is enjoying all the
girl in 2010? Unlike my grandmother, I don't
amazing Jew food while keeping my poulkes
have to schlep to the butcher to buy kosher
svelte. The other challenge? Today's Jewish
meat . . . Trader Joe's stocks it alongside the
women may have 15 to 20 years between
"Two-Buck Chuck."
the time we pledge AEPhi and settle down
to start a family. Too old for the temple
Carin Davis is an award-winning feature writer
youth group and too youthful to have kids in
and singles columnist for the Jewish Journal
Hebrew School, we're stuck in the middle.
of Greater Los Angeles, and her work has
We're the chopped-liver generation — what
appeared in Jewish publications across the
about us? So the biggest challenge is proac-
country. Before sundown, she is the
tively carving out our spot in the community
vice-president of an animation company.
and finding ways to seamlessly slip Jewish
Carin currently lives in Los Angeles.
culture into our daily routines.
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Life, Love, Lox: Real-World Advice for the
Q Community and synagogue involvement
seem to be a large part of the discussion in
your book. What would you say to women
Modern Jewish Girl can be purchased online at
www.lifelovelox.com , Borders, Barnes & Noble
or amazon.com. Price: $13.95, Running Press.
ASK YENTA
Need some
advice? Are
you looking
for solutions
for troubling
run-ins and
problems
dealing with
relationships,
family and
friends?
Yenta's here with her
youthful perspective.
To ask Yenta your ques-
tion, e-mail yenta@the-
jewishnews.com and look
for your question here in
this column!
Q: My mom and her friends
call me weekly with a list of girls
they want me to take out, most
of whom, to be honest, prob-
ably aren't being taken out for a
reason... How do I tell my mom
nicely that I am not interested in
their matchmaking even though I
am single and looking for a nice
Jewish girl?
A:
Dear Matched-Out and Still
Single. Although these dates you are
being set up on might not be up to
par, consider them to be your prac-
tice swing. Each date you go on, even
though it may not be with your future
bride, is good practice. You'll learn
more about what you do like and, most
importantly, what you don't. Be sure
to let your mom and all other parties
involved know the type of girl you are
looking for so they don't waste your
time — and the poor girls'. However,
don't be afraid of the set-up, you never
know how or when you will meet the
future Mrs.!
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