Wise and Not So Wise: Ten Tales from the Rabbis
Talmudic and midrashic folklore use the teachings of the ancient sages to answer questions and teach moral lessons, often with a dash of humor. In this delightful collection, Phillis Gershator takes spiritual and folkloric elements and weaves them together with her unique humor to create a special version of the wondrous tales that have captivated readers for centuries.

Stories of flying rabbis, miraculous loaves of bread, wise women, muscle-bound angels, and goats that carry bears on their heads will enchant children of all ages and those who read to them.
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Wise and Not So Wise: Ten Tales from the Rabbis
Talmudic and midrashic folklore use the teachings of the ancient sages to answer questions and teach moral lessons, often with a dash of humor. In this delightful collection, Phillis Gershator takes spiritual and folkloric elements and weaves them together with her unique humor to create a special version of the wondrous tales that have captivated readers for centuries.

Stories of flying rabbis, miraculous loaves of bread, wise women, muscle-bound angels, and goats that carry bears on their heads will enchant children of all ages and those who read to them.
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Wise and Not So Wise: Ten Tales from the Rabbis

Wise and Not So Wise: Ten Tales from the Rabbis

by Phillis Gershator
Wise and Not So Wise: Ten Tales from the Rabbis

Wise and Not So Wise: Ten Tales from the Rabbis

by Phillis Gershator

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Overview

Talmudic and midrashic folklore use the teachings of the ancient sages to answer questions and teach moral lessons, often with a dash of humor. In this delightful collection, Phillis Gershator takes spiritual and folkloric elements and weaves them together with her unique humor to create a special version of the wondrous tales that have captivated readers for centuries.

Stories of flying rabbis, miraculous loaves of bread, wise women, muscle-bound angels, and goats that carry bears on their heads will enchant children of all ages and those who read to them.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780827608931
Publisher: The Jewish Publication Society
Publication date: 06/01/2009
Pages: 120
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)
Age Range: 6 Years

About the Author

Phillis Gershator is the author of 20 books for children, including Honi’s Circle of Trees (JPS, 1995). Gershator, who lives in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, is a former children’s librarian and a longtime RIF volunteer. She is a recipient of the Anne Izard Storyteller’s Choice Award.

Alexa Ginsburg holds a BFA from Cooper Union College. She is a graphic artist, a designer of homemade textiles, and the owner of a computer services company. She is the illustrator of Wise and Not So Wise: Ten Tales from the Rabbis (JPS, 2004) and The Power of Song (JPS, 2007).

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