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...Jewish Publication Society of America generally limits itself to unleavened texts that sell a few thousand copies each, but three years ago it brought forth a cheerful magazine-sized volume called The Jewish Catalog. Modeled after the countercultural Whole Earth Catalog, with a breezy text embellished by sprightly cartoons, the work was a do-it-yourself primer on Jewish customs and religious practices. It also turned into a runaway bestseller, currently in its tenth printing, with nearly 200,000 copies sold at $5.50. Inevitably, readers poured in new ideas. Inevitably, there had to be a sequel...
...Second Jewish Catalog, with an appendix called The Jewish Yellow Pages, is crammed with practical advice on such matters as weaving Passover tablecloths, organizing a bar mitzvah (with hints for writing your own ceremony) and proper behavior in a synagogue (sit up front for serious prayer, toward the rear for socializing). There are chapters on Jewish folk dancing and starting a Judaica stamp collection and a brief course of instruction on liturgical chanting. The yellow-page directory lists kosher candy stores, Yiddish record shops and Jewish genealogical-research services. Do you want to crochet a woolen serving basket for matzo...
Despite its generally light touch, the new Catalog broaches some fairly sober issues. A thoughtful chapter on how the deaf can build a rewarding religious life outlines a sign-language worship service. Another section, on blindness, includes a Hebrew alphabet in braille. Other entries grapple with the ethical problems of premarital sex, contraception and abortion, trying to adapt the stern proscriptions of the Torah to more modern attitudes. Jewish divorce laws, for example, are weighted heavily in favor of the husband, making it difficult for the wife to start proceedings. The Catalog suggests ways to balance the inequality. "The important...
...enemy, but they only describe ways to escape him, or at best fight with his own weapons, the profit motive and buying power. The book describes the methods that have been used by preservationists (documentation, recognition as a "historic landmark," zoning laws, real-estate clauses). But this time the catalog does not speak to the Dodgers fan, only to the philanthropic patron of the arts--because, as the authors admit, "the only way to save or rejuvenate old buildings is money." They recognize that "built into the current economic system are a number of disincentives to preservation...the tax structure...
...EARLY '60s Rainer began her dance-making career with a catalog of negatives. Her 1965 manifesto declares...