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‘Landed: A yogi’s memoir in pieces & poses’

JL;DR SUMMARY Jennifer Lang's memoir, "Landed," takes readers through her complex journey of making aliyah to Israel, balancing a cross-cultural marriage, and navigating her Jewish identity. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FamilyJewish IdentityMemoirAliyahPeaceCultural IntegrationSelf DiscoveryYogaCross Cultural Marriage

Places mentioned

Israel
"takes readers on a heartfelt journey to embrace her adopted home and navigate her cross-cultural marriage."
France
"During a brief trip to Israel in 1989, Lang met the love of her life, an Orthodox Frenchman whose dream was to live in Israel."
United States
"Lang, a secular American Jew, had no such intention."
Jerusalem, Israel
"In one chapter, she regrets her decision to spend Rosh Hashanah in Jerusalem, but nevertheless during services she feels a surprising rush of connection."
Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
"On a trip to Haifa, she realizes that shes been trapped by overfocusing on her own story and has created a personal prison cell."
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"She describes spending a seder night with a French friend at an Indonesian restaurant in Amsterdam, and in the process feeling liberated from the restrictions of marriage, Israel and Judaism."

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