Jewish Stories from Heaven and Earth
Author | : Dov Peretz Elkins |
Publisher | : Jewish Lights Publishing |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781580233637 |
ISBN-13 | : 1580233635 |
Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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?IsraelPersonal 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.