Wise Men and Their Tales

Portraits of Biblical, Talmudic, and Hasidic Masters

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Bible & Bible Studies, Old Testament, Biographies, Judaism, History
Cover of the book Wise Men and Their Tales by Elie Wiesel, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Elie Wiesel ISBN: 9780307561244
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: January 16, 2009
Imprint: Schocken Language: English
Author: Elie Wiesel
ISBN: 9780307561244
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: January 16, 2009
Imprint: Schocken
Language: English

In Wise Men and Their Tales, a master teacher gives us his fascinating insights into the lives of a wide range of biblical figures, Talmudic scholars, and Hasidic rabbis.

The matriarch Sarah, fiercely guarding her son, Isaac, against the negative influence of his half-brother Ishmael; Samson, the solitary hero and protector of his people, whose singular weakness brought about his tragic end; Isaiah, caught in the middle of the struggle between God and man, his messages of anger and sorrow counterbalanced by his timeless, eloquent vision of a world at peace; the saintly Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi, who by virtue of a lifetime of good deeds was permitted to enter heaven while still alive and who tried to ensure a similar fate for all humanity by stealing the sword of the Angel of Death.

Elie Wiesel tells the stories of these and other men and women who have been sent by God to help us find the godliness within our own lives. And what interests him most about these people is their humanity, in all its glorious complexity. They get angry—at God for demanding so much, and at people, for doing so little. They make mistakes. They get frustrated. But through it all one constant remains—their love for the people they have been charged to teach and their devotion to the Supreme Being who has sent them. In these tales of battles won and lost, of exile and redemption, of despair and renewal, we learn not only by listening to what they have come to tell us, but by watching as they live lives that are both grounded in earthly reality and that soar upward to the heavens.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In Wise Men and Their Tales, a master teacher gives us his fascinating insights into the lives of a wide range of biblical figures, Talmudic scholars, and Hasidic rabbis.

The matriarch Sarah, fiercely guarding her son, Isaac, against the negative influence of his half-brother Ishmael; Samson, the solitary hero and protector of his people, whose singular weakness brought about his tragic end; Isaiah, caught in the middle of the struggle between God and man, his messages of anger and sorrow counterbalanced by his timeless, eloquent vision of a world at peace; the saintly Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi, who by virtue of a lifetime of good deeds was permitted to enter heaven while still alive and who tried to ensure a similar fate for all humanity by stealing the sword of the Angel of Death.

Elie Wiesel tells the stories of these and other men and women who have been sent by God to help us find the godliness within our own lives. And what interests him most about these people is their humanity, in all its glorious complexity. They get angry—at God for demanding so much, and at people, for doing so little. They make mistakes. They get frustrated. But through it all one constant remains—their love for the people they have been charged to teach and their devotion to the Supreme Being who has sent them. In these tales of battles won and lost, of exile and redemption, of despair and renewal, we learn not only by listening to what they have come to tell us, but by watching as they live lives that are both grounded in earthly reality and that soar upward to the heavens.

More books from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Cover of the book Before Sunrise & Before Sunset by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book Echoes of an Autobiography by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book If Beale Street Could Talk by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book Blaming the Victim by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book Crawfish Dreams by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book Stardust Melodies by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book Medicine Men by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book I Think I Love You by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book Minding Frankie by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book Saul Steinberg by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book Peep Show by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book The Color of Law by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book Duke of Deception by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book Tales of the Hasidim by Elie Wiesel
Cover of the book House of Trelawney by Elie Wiesel
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy