Boychiks in the Hood: Travels in the Hasidic Underground

Boychiks in the Hood is your passport to the Hasidic underworld -- a destination far different from popular expectations. Join Robert Eisenberg as he hangs out with an ex-Deadhead in Antwerp, makes a pilgrimage to the grave of the revered Rebbie Nachman in the Ukraine, munches mini-bagels with Rollerblading kosher butchers in Minnesota, discovers the last remaining religious Jews in Poland, talks sex with a karate-champion-turned-rabbi in Israel, and more.Simultaneously respectful and hilarious, Boychiks in the Hood is a surprising and unforgettable journey through the world's flourishing Hasidic communities that reveals this vibrant tradition as never before.

Author: Robert Eisenberg
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 12/13/2013
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.05h x 5.38w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780062512239

About the Author
Eisenberg, Robert: -

Robert Eisenberg was educated at Columbia and Harvard. He has spent several years traveling among the world's Hasidic communities.