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Because God Loves Stories: An Anthology of Jewish Storytelling

Because God Loves Stories: An Anthology of Jewish Storytelling

Zeitlin, Steve

Paperback

JudaismMythology & FolkloreGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 0684811758
ISBN13: 9780684811758
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Published: Apr 2 1997
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.69 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.22
Language: English
An exciting new treasury of Jewish stories and storytellers, from ancient tales and classics re-imagined to contemporary family stories, parables, and humor
Why were human beings created? goes a traditional Jewish saying. Because God loves stories. Storytelling has been part of Jewish religion and custom from earliest times and it remains a defining aspect of Jewish life. In Because God Loves Stories, folklorist Steve Zeitlin assembles the work of thirty-six Jewish storytellers, each of whom spins tales that express his or her own distinctive visions of Jewish culture. Contemporary storytellers re-interpret stories from the Talmud for modern sensibilities, the Grand Rabbi of Bluzhov tells tales of the Holocaust, beloved comedian Sam Levenson regales readers with hilarious vignettes of Jewish life in America, and much more.

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