{"product_id":"israel-is-real-9780312429768","title":"Israel Is Real","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn AD 70, when the Second Temple was destroyed, a handful of visionaries saved Judaism by reinventing it, taking what had been a national religion and turning it into an idea. Whenever a Jew studied--wherever he was--he would be in the holy city, and his faith preserved. But in our own time, Zionists have turned the book back into a temple, and unlike an idea, a temple can be destroyed. With exuberance, humor, and real scholarship, Rich Cohen's \u003ci\u003eIsrael is Real \u003c\/i\u003eoffers \"a serious attempt by a gifted storyteller to enliven and elucidate Jewish religious, cultural, and political history . . . A powerful narrative\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRich Cohen i\u003c\/b\u003es the author of \u003ci\u003eSweet and Low \u003c\/i\u003e(FSG, 2006), \u003ci\u003eTough Jews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Record Men\u003c\/i\u003e, and the memoir \u003ci\u003eLake Effect\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in many major publications, and he is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in Connecticut.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692662362386,"sku":"9780312429768","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8af359f1-d779-4182-b337-391fe13412b0.jpg?v=1734130907","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/israel-is-real-9780312429768","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}