What Jewish Book Changed Your Life? For me it was two books, years apart. First THE CHOSEN - which was required reading for my advanced English Literature & Writing class in High School (I got my B.A. in English Lit and Writing Arts). I have always been a voracious reader - even my bedroom is full of books at various stages of being read. That book was my first glimpse at Judaism and Jewish Culture. I was unaware at the time, that my great grandfather was probably Jewish and that my mother's family took great care to hide the fact despite the Yiddish terms that peppered my Nana's vocabulary. Where we lived was a very Bible Thumping area of Central New York and Jews were Christ Killers and Money Lenders. I went to college 2 years later and learned that guess what? They looked just like everyone else! (for the most part). THE CHOSEN fascinated me and I re-read the book 3 times. The second, and most recent, was THE RED TENT. I read it 5 years ago when my crumbling marri...