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About this book
Are there degrees of coincidence? Is it poor hygiene to "double dip" a chip? Is it appropriate to say "God bless you" to a woman who sneezes if her husband does not? If you named a kid Rasputin, do you think that would have a negative effect on his life? For nine seasons, the Seinfeld gang engaged in argument and debate over such weighty matters of etiquette, leaving no stone unturned, no double-dipped chip ignored, no exposed nipple on a greeting card unexamined. But Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer were hardly the first to do this. In fact, they built their comedy around the sort of discussions we can find in the greatest collection of texts in the Jewish religion: The Babylonian Talmud. Like the eminent Rabbis of ancient Israel and Babylon, the Seinfeld gang spent their days poring over the excruciating minutiae of every single event imaginable. Seinfeld is the Jewish Talmud of a new generation. Thus does Jarrod Tanny bring you the The Seinfeld Talmud – Seinfeld as analyzed by the Sages of the Near East who gave us the illustrious Talmud, which, depending on whom you ask, is either the most comprehensive body of Jewish law ever produced or thousands of pages about nothing. This parodic take on Seinfeld through the lens of Jewishness will appeal to Seinfeld aficionados and anyone interested in the remarkable role Jewish culture has played in shaping American entertainment. Come join the masters of Judaic Law on their quest to master Seinfeld's domain.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface: Introducing The Seinfeld Talmud
- Season 1. The Rabbis Discover They Have Embarrassing Relatives in New York
- Season 2. The Rabbis Discover Poland and Learn of its Celebrated Ponies
- Season 3. The Rabbis Measure Their Noses and Debate Jewish Law on Sleeping with a Nazi
- Season 4. The Rabbis Debate Nose Picking and Nipple Exposure on Jewish Holidays
- Season 5. The Rabbis Add Punctuation to the Bible but Can’t Find Israel on a Map
- Season 6. The Rabbis Debate Communism But Can’t Find Ukraine on a Map
- Season 7. The Rabbis Debate Jewish Law on Buying Soup From a Nazi
- Season 8. The Rabbis Debate Jewish Law on Buying PLO Blended Coffee and Eating Japanese Tourists
- Season 9. The Rabbis Convene After Their Mohel Buys a Deli Slicer to Streamline Business
- Afterword: Jewish Luck and the Persian Prison System
- Glossary