Barbara Diamond Goldin

The Family Book of Midrash

52 Jewish Stories from the Sages

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 This collection shows that these rabbinical stories are not old and outdated, but alive and timeless, for future generations to continue to enjoy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 198g
• ISBN-13: 9780742552852
• ISBN-10: 0742552853
• Artikelnr.: 21504219

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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