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

Israel

"This potpourri of Jewish short stories and essays was diligently amassed for many years by Rabbi Elkins, author and anthologist. He begins his presentation with the mistaken claim that Jews 'are the original storytelling people,' ignoring that in all societies, a significant way of transmitting culture from one generation to the next is through stories. The 69 stories presented represent Elkins's 'passion for uplifting stories.' They come from a variety of sources, including books, newspaper articles and journals. The authors are, for the most part, rabbis, doctors, writers and teachers. Their work is sorted by Elkins into nine topical sections, each containing from five to nine stories as well as an introduction by him. Two sections deal with the Holocaust, while the others explore timeless virtues like goodness, hope, endurance, tradition and providence. A final section addresses Israel as a land of miracles. Although they are uneven in quality, the simply written stories testify eloquently to the Jewish capacity for survival despite the long litany of suffering that has dogged the tearful history of Jews through the ages." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

This inspiring collection of stories, compiled by the well-known author, editor and anthologist Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins, encourages readers to reflect on the wonder, meaning and purpose of life by tapping into the core values, ethics, beliefs, history and emotions of life from a Jewish perspective. Chapters tell about: Simple Goodness Hope and Endurance Continuity and Tradition Lessons Learned Light Out of the Holocaust Great Escapes Words of the Wise Providence Israel Personal and profound, this is a book that will send a chill up the spine, bring a tear to the eye, and warm the heart--collected by the co-editor of the New York Times best-selling Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul.