This collection gives the reader a taste of the thousands of stories one can find in the treasure house of rabbinic literature. Some of these stories are humorous, some mysteriuos, some tense with drama or adventure, some filled with the joy of a miracle and the beauty of faith. All of these stories come from either the Talmud or the Midrash. This collection shows that these rabbinical stories are not old and outdated, but alive and timeless, for future generations to continue to enjoy.

Auteur
Barbara Diamond Goldin is currently the youth librarian in a public library. She is the recipient of the Sydney Taylor Body-of-Work Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries for her significant contribution to Jewish children's literature. She is the author of many works of fiction and non-fiction.

Contenu

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Animals in the Ark
Chapter 3 How Dishonesty Entered the Ark
Chapter 4 Pharaoh's Crown
Chapter 5 Moses' Staff
Chapter 6 Why God Chose Mount Sinai
Chapter 7 The Most Precious Gift
Chapter 8 Moses Visits Akiva
Chapter 9 The Women's Reward
Chapter 10 The Widow's Gold
Chapter 11 David and the Spiderweb
Chapter 12 The Wind, the Widow, and Solomon
Chapter 13 The Tower in the Sea
Chapter 14 Solomon and the Demon King
Chapter 15 The Tower in the Sea
Chapter 16 Alexander's Lesson
Chapter 17 Never Too Poor to Study Torah
Chapter 18 A Test of Hillel's Patience
Chapter 19 Learning Torah on One Foot
Chapter 20 Honi the Circle Maker
Chapter 21 Honi and the Carob Tree
Chapter 22 Nicanor's Doors
Chapter 23 Rabbi Johanan's Escape
Chapter 24 The Argument
Chapter 25 A Thief in the Night
Chapter 26 The Goats That Once Were Chickens
Chapter 27 The Hallahs
Chapter 28 A Banquet for God
Chapter 29 To Look at God
Chapter 30 The Emperor's Daughter and the Wine Vessels
Chapter 31 The Rich Man's Son
Chapter 32 Rachel and Akiva
Chapter 33 The Candle, the Donkey, and the Rooster
Chapter 34 Prove It
Chapter 35 Like a Fish Out of Water
Chapter 36 A Little Grain
Chapter 37 Both Good and Evil
Chapter 38 My Brother Ki Tov
Chapter 39 Better a Change Than Death
Chapter 40 Rabbi Shimon, the Cave, and the Carob Tree
Chapter 41 A Wife's Love
Chapter 42 Elisha and the Dove
Chapter 43 Rabbi Hama's Son
Chapter 44 Judah and Antoninus
Chapter 45 The Missing Ingredient
Chapter 46 Rabbi Joshua and the Messiah
Chapter 47 The Pious Cow
Chapter 48 One More Try
Chapter 49 The Clever Thief
Chapter 50 The Will
Chapter 51 The Best Merchandise
Chapter 52 Leviathan and Fox
Chapter 53 A Man of Good Deeds
Chapter 54 The Brothers of Ashkelon
Chapter 55 Glossary
Chapter 56 Bibliography