
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
These ancient stories whisper truth to your soul.
Great stories have the power to draw the heart. But certain stories have the power to draw the heart to God and awaken the better angels of our nature. Such are the tales of the rabbis of the Talmud, colorful, quirky yarns that tug at our heartstrings and test our values, ethics, morality—and our imaginations.
In this collection for people of all faiths and backgrounds, Rabbi Burton Visotzky draws on four decades of telling and teaching these legends in order to unlock their wisdom for the contemporary heart. He introduces you to the cast of characters, explains their motivations, and provides the historical background needed to penetrate the wise lessons often hidden within these unusual narratives.
In learning how and why these oft-told tales were spun, you discover how they continue to hold value for our lives.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1 / Elijah the Prophet
- 2 / The Cast of Characters
- 3 / A Story Well Told Is Worth Retelling
- 4 / On Loan
- 5 / The Woman of Valor
- 6 / How a Boy Became a Rabbi
- 7 / Meanwhile Back at the Ranch
- 8 / Road Trip with Fireworks
- 9 / Anything He Can Do, I Can Do, Too
- 10 / I Had a Dream … I’ve Been to the Mountaintop
- 11 / Paradise Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
- 12 / The Siege
- 13 / Comic Relief
- 14 / The Rabbi Confronts Caesar, or the Three Wishes
- 15 / The Gnat’s Revenge
- 16 / Rainmaker
- 17 / Nicodemus and Buni—Uncensored!
- 18 / Rainmaker—The Sequel
- 19 / The Rabbis’ Rip Van Winkle
- 20 / Pretty Woman 1 and 2
- 21 / Pretty Woman 3, 4, 5
- 22 / The End: We Hope
- Appendix 1: The Complete Texts
- Appendix 2: Who’s Who
- Glossary
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- About Jewish Lights
- Copyright