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One in an occasional series:
The book that should have been written: no 1

You’re probably not familiar with that important work: The Nine Questions People Ask about Judaism (Talushkin and Prager 1986), a seminal work that covers complex philosophical questions ranging from can one doubt God's existence and still be a good Jew to why do we need organised religion?

All well and good, but I have in mind a companion volume, entitled: Nine Questions that Jews Ask. And, without further ado, here they are:

1 We're not happy with this room/table/life, can we have an upgrade?
2 Can you tell me where the toilet is?
3 Are you related to the Lighting Levy's from Stanmore?
4 This is ridiculous service/food, get me the manager immediately?
5 How much do you think their house is worth?
6 That's a lovely coat, tell me, did you get it in the sale at John Lewis? How much was it?
7 Tell me, he's successful in business?
8 You have a son? Is he single?
9 Divorced? Who gets the house?

It was tough work, sifting out the nine most meaningful questions, I can tell you. And then, transposing them into that strange translated-from-Yiddish idiom. Soon, I'll have to sit down for coffee and cake.