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How to Be a Mentsh gets reviewed in Jewish Book World

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck) is reviewed in the winter edition of Jewish Book World. "Wex uses traditional sources, like the Talmud’s stories about the great Hillel, to define ‘mentshhood’ as empathetic awareness of the feelings and needs of others combined with principled avoidance of inflicting harm and shame... Read more here

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Wex reads from Micah Mushmelon – Part 5

On October 24th 2007 The Adventures of Micah Mushmelon, Boy Talmudist had its official launch at Heliconian Hall, Toronto. In this the last of five videos Wex reads from the book, specifically about who Shrage's real father is. Filmed by TACIT... Read more here

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Wex is coming to Ottawa!

Do you live in Ottawa? What are you doing next Monday? On Monday evening (23rd November) at 7.30pm Michael Wex will be appearing at the Soloway JCC in Ottawa, care of the University of Ottawa's Vered Jewish Canadian Studies Program. This is a free event where Wex will be giving a lecture on How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck) and there will be a book signing afterwards. If you're in the area I hope you... Read more here

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Wex reads from Micah Mushmelon – Part 4

On October 24th 2007 The Adventures of Micah Mushmelon, Boy Talmudist had its official launch at Heliconian Hall, Toronto. In this the fourth of five videos Wex reads from the book, specifically about how stupid Shrage's father is. Filmed by TACIT... Read more here

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Haaretz interview

Earlier this month Wex was interviewed about How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck) by David Green, editor of Haaretz newspaper's Books section. It has just been published as part of Haaretz's November books supplement. The interview is reproduced in full below. A conversation with Michael Wex Scholar and popularizer of Yiddish, whose latest offering draws from two millennia of Jewish tradition to serve as... Read more here