We discover new tales about the greatįigures of the Hebrew Bible, from Adam to Moses stories about God's Bride, the Shekhinah, and the evil temptress, Lilith plus many tales about angels and demons, spirits and vampires, giant beasts and the Golem. We read of Adam's diamond and the Land of Eretz (where it is always dark), the fall of Lucifer and the quarrel of the sun and the moon, the Treasury of Souls and the Divine Chariot. As Howard Schwartz reveals in Tree of Souls, the first anthology of Jewish mythology in English, this mythical tradition is as rich and as fascinating as any in the world.ĭrawing from the Bible, the Pseudepigrapha, the Talmud and Midrash, the kabbalistic literature, medieval folklore, Hasidic texts, and oral lore collected in the modern era, Schwartz has gathered together nearly 700 of the key Jewish myths. Only one of the world's mythologies has remained essentially unrecognized-the mythology of Judaism. They are drawn from a range of sources including the Bible, and the Jewish apocryphal. This book identifies and collects nearly 700 of these primary Jewish myths.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Demonstrates that there is a flourishing mythology in Judaism, which first emerges in the Bible and continues to evolve in all subsequent phases of Jewish literature and lore. Susan Giffard, Englewood Public Library, NJĬopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. An excellent collection for reading aloud or alone, with selections that are not readily available in other sources. Storytellers of varying degrees of experience and ability will find this a particularly valuable resource. Ten tales are accompanied by Shulevitz's bright, dramatic watercolor paintings. The generous amount of white space makes the book accessible to younger readers. In all, the language is simple and vivid, and the narrative moves along at a good pace. A particularly moving tale tells of how a little bird persuades King Solomon of the cruelty and stupidity of building a palace of birds' beaks. Other stories show similarities to those from other traditions. The story of Og, the giant who takes refuge on the ark during the great flood, illustrates the value of cooperation and repaying kindness while demonstrating the rewards of honesty. Young Chusham, for example, is loved in spite of his foolishness.
This is often a benevolent universe where gentle justice reigns. In this collection of 15 stories, Elijah and King Solomon rub shoulders with witches, goblins, and the fools of the town of Chelm. Grade 3-5- Drawing together the threads of Jewish folk literature from places as distant as Yemen and Eastern Europe, Morocco and Germany, and ranging over 15 centuries, Schwartz and Rush weave a rich tapestry that shows the diversity of Jewish culture.
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