The Shiksa Syndrome

It’s been two weeks since my conversion to Judaism became complete. Coincidentally, I was invited to join a bus tour of Jewish Portland this morning, and our very first stop was the same mikvah where I’d been exactly fourteen days earlier to meet with the Ben Din and then immerse in the ritual bath.......more

The premise sounded hysterical - New York Jewish girl can't find a nice Jewish boy because they all want the hot Shiksa (non-Jewish girl) goddesses... so after being mistaken for a hot Shiksa goddess, New York Jewish girl decides to play along and catch the nice Jewish boy. Sounded hysterical. Unfor......more

OMFG. Talk about a FUNNY book. Maybe it just hit home as a woman in my middle-30's who is in the dating scene. Maybe I can relate to there not being lots of Jewish men to date... or knowing that there are many Jewish men who want non-Jewish women. Maybe I just needed something funny to take my mind o......more

Disappointing. I thought this would be a fun, light read but I found myself hating the characters, their dialogue, their relationships, the plot....well you get the idea. The author failed on so many levels. Perhaps I tried to get more out of it than was really ever there. As the main character fumb......more

Laurie Graff's novel "The Shiksa Syndrome" is a somewhat fast-based plot. Quite stereotypical--but I liked the tone of New York...An enjoyable read and a tour de force as Graff ends the novel with somewhat of a surprise. It is hard to believe that anyone would take away who they are--and choose to l......more