{"product_id":"chutzpah","title":"Chutzpah A Memoir of Faith, Sexuality \u0026 Daring to Stay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWry and exhilarating, \u003ci\u003eChutzpah\u003c\/i\u003e is a fearless exploration of what is possible when one person simply refuses to choose between abandoning their roots and abandoning themselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Clear-sighted and courageous, with an extremely dry sense of humour\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e DAVID BADDIEL, author of \u003ci\u003eJews Don't Count\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A gutting, brave story, written with exquisite candour.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dr. Sara Glass, author of \u003ci\u003eKissing Girls on Shabbat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eYehudis Fletcher was six years old when she decided to find out if there was actually a G-d.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e One Sabbath evening, she dared to defy a fundamental rule. She didn't wash her hands before breaking bread. At the table, Yehudis braced herself for a terrible, biblical punishment: being swallowed by the ground or consumed by fire. But nothing happened.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It was at this moment that she discovered a spark within that would grow to make her invincible.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As the daughter of a rabbi raised in an Orthodox Jewish community, Yehudis struggled to conform to the strict expectations placed upon her and her siblings. Outspoken, curious and desperate to know more about G-d, she felt fenced in by arbitrary rules and questions left unanswered.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As she grew older, these restrictions intensified and her questions for G-d hung heavier than ever. Repeatedly let down by those who were supposed to protect her and pushed on to a path that seemed to take her further away from who she really was, she began to yearn for a life where she could embrace all facets of herself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Yehudis's sexuality came to blows with the expectations of her family and her community, the pressure to inhabit a binary position reached fever pitch. Confronted with either losing the faith she loved or losing herself, Yehudis made the most daring decision of all: she decided to stay.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChutzpah\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant and fascinating insight into an ultra-orthodox Jewish community\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e Harriet Wistrich, author of \u003ci\u003eSister in Law\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eYehudis's resilience is truly inspirational.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ashley Blaker, author of \u003ci\u003eNormal Schmormal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Chutzpah","offer_id":44906398777541,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-85752-995-4.jpg?v=1752538469","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/chutzpah","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}