Joe Bobker

NO OF PAGES: 422 SUB CAT I: Humor SUB CAT II: Commentary SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: This book is for those who want to explore the many facets of the Torah and don't mind laughing out loud once in a while. The newly initiated will find Bobker's way of looking at things intriguing and stimulating, while the experienced parsha learner will discover excellent rabbinic gems. Both will find the "Divray Torah" as well as the humorous anecdotes a joy to retell at the Shabbat table. "Torah with a Twist of Humor" is an elixir that is nine parts Torah learning with just a dash of humor. Drink up. It's guaranteed to make you feel good.NOTES: Purchased from the Amazon Marketplace. SUBTITLE:… (altro)

I don't know all there is to know about the Talmud as when I was growing up in the early 1950's in Detroit off of Dexter and Davidson I was surronded by relatives from Poland,The Pale in Russia, Germany and Yiddish. Please forgive for saying so but when my Bubbi brought me to the Orthodox Temple the rituals and High Hebrew were a whole new world for me. The Pirkei Avos, often also called The Sayings of the Fathers, is a collection of rabbinical teachings and sayings from various sages, and is a part of the Mishna, one of the two books making up the Talmud, which is the record of Jewish oral law. Over the years my approach to interpreting the Pirkei Avos and othe parts of the Talmud were mostly self directed. The discussions in or out of Hebrew School tended to be fairly serious, since the Talmud is a pretty serious document and the book by Joe Bobker is like a breath of fresh air and a new way for Jews and non Jews to look at Judiac law and philosophy.

The book also has a great introduction and teaches the reader a little about the many sayings. But even with all the verbage the book never sets itself up as a scholary end all way of looking at this part of the oral interpretations of the Talmud.Joe Bobker writes in an statement labeled "Caution" that the book should be seen as merely an introduction to "Jewish law and lore," and that "the information contained in it may not always be entirely accurate". So don't use this book to study with use it to be basically amused, laugh at life, a nd yet it's also beautiful and has some wonderful things to teach whether Gentile or Jew.

Read this if you're interested in a easy discussion of Jewish ethics or if you like Jewish humor. This is a cute book, funny on a serious topic, meant to bring that topic down to earth a little and help people relate to it.… (altro)