Because God Loves Stories: An Anthology Of Jewish Storytelling / 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. From inside the book

GMD	Book
Corporate Author	Literature,Jewish--stories / Legends
Classification	808.8 BEC
Publisher	New York , NY, Touchstone,Simon and Schuster, 1997
Subject	Literature, Jewish--storiesLegends.Judaism-Rituals-PracticesShort stories, JewishJewish folk literatureJews--United States--History--AnecdotesHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narrativesLegends from Talmud and Midrash.Parables, HasidicJewish life
Description	304
ISBN	9780684811758
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