Curious Rabbinic Tales: The Shortest Tall Stories

by Miriam Hoffman

Folktales belong to the earliest folk literature, likely predating Jewish sources. Once they were adapted into the Jewish setting, they were integrated into our own mythology. Folktales were told as parables with a moral undercurrent to expose human frailty and strength, vanity and heroism. Anything that wasn't said openly was disguised as a parable or a folktale.

The Jewish folktale encompasses wit and wisdom, evil and goodness,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 099933655X
• ISBN13: 9780999336557
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Yiddishkayt Initiative, Inc.
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"