Make It Short, Rabbi: Brief Jewish Lessons from Scripture

If you are looking for a not-too-difficult doorway into the ideas of the weekly Torah portion, and if you are frightened by the volume and breadth of the materials available, you are not alone. But fear not! Help is on the way. The Jewish literary tradition spans some four thousand years, comprising ancient Hebrew and Aramaic texts and an awesomely voluminous expansion in an oral tradition ultimately set down in the Mishnah, Midrash, and Talmud, and their commentaries. While initially attempting to enter into dialogue with that tradition can appear to be a daunting and intimidating task even for those exposed to an elementary Jewish education, what you will find here is a key to opening the door so that you may engage specific biblical texts and come to grips with specific Jewish teachings and values suggested by them on a wide variety of living issues.