judaism gets reborn as a genuinely hip religion. the idea that someone would try to do this is sad. first off, if it was reborn as genuinely hip, it wouldn't be judaism. second, it, um, isn't being reborn as genuinely hip. consider, before you go down this pathetic road to simulated grooviness, the history of christian rock, or hip christianity in general. this is going to be even more deeply embarassing. also, i'd suggest to the hip jew: do not write while actually unconscious. "this is not your father's judaism." first of all, you're writing advertising copy for judaism in a book review in the washington post. second, you're plagiarizing it.