Engage the Central Feelings, Ethics, Beliefs and History of the Jewish People in this Uplifting Collection of Stories from the Coeditor of Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul

“If Jews have survived for four thousand years, from the ancient patriarchs and matriarchs to David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, Ariel Sharon and Albert Einstein, it is because no assembly of Jews has ever lived without carrying a bag chock-full of parables, anecdotes and narratives to share with family, neighbors, and anyone who loves a good storyand who doesn’t? “

from the Introduction

More than simply stories or legends, real people recollect the joy, curiosity, celebration and sanctification of life from a Jewish perspective. People of all faith traditions will enjoy these exciting, inspiring, sometimes funny, sometimes hair-raising stories that trace the heights and depths of the Jewish People’s experience. Stories of:

Simple Goodness

Hope and Endurance

Continuity and Tradition

Lessons Learned

Light Out of the Holocaust

Great Escapes

Words of the Wise

Providence

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