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Night Tales of Meron Mountain
Legends, fantasies, and absolute truths, the tales in this book span thousands of years and center around the villages near Meron Mountain, Israel. From Joshua Bin Nun to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, from the founding of the State of Israel to modern times, these folktales include simple people and kings, heroes and villains and wise rabbis, fierce battles, a flying synagogue and a humble oven-repairman.
114 pages, Paperback
Published September 3, 2016
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October 3, 2017
Tales, both ancient and new, told with a contemporary voice keep the reader pleasantly engaged. Whether reading to one's self or aloud to young ears, the thoughtful storytelling is imbued with just-right lessons, Torah learning, and a little mischief. The volume is perfect for families - bedtime stories or quiet Shabbat afternoons, and for groups - library story times and religious school classes. Don't miss out on these stories of "the people of forever."
May 6, 2017
“If Jerusalem is the heart of our people”, writes Gittel Marcus “then the Galilee is the imagination. The fires of Meron travel from mountain top to mountain top throughout the land, just like in times of old.”
So concludes the first chapter of her collection, 'Night Tales of Meron Mountain', a magical mix of stories for young people based on the lives and deeds of Jewish heroes of antiquity - and several contemporary characters of her invention.
I must own a personal interest in the author and her book as Meron is a small village not far from where we first met in Karmiel, western Galilee, Israel. It is the largest town in the area and where, she points out, many modern Meron residents work, study and shop.
As the US-born author includes an extensive bibliography and explanatory notes, the book should appeal both to religious Jewish families and those non-Jewish teachers and their students wishing to learn more about the background to Orthodox Judaism and a little of the lives of its Israeli adherents.
So concludes the first chapter of her collection, 'Night Tales of Meron Mountain', a magical mix of stories for young people based on the lives and deeds of Jewish heroes of antiquity - and several contemporary characters of her invention.
I must own a personal interest in the author and her book as Meron is a small village not far from where we first met in Karmiel, western Galilee, Israel. It is the largest town in the area and where, she points out, many modern Meron residents work, study and shop.
As the US-born author includes an extensive bibliography and explanatory notes, the book should appeal both to religious Jewish families and those non-Jewish teachers and their students wishing to learn more about the background to Orthodox Judaism and a little of the lives of its Israeli adherents.
March 22, 2018
Some old familiar stories, charmingly reimagined, and some (at least to me) brand new ones. Marcus has a smooth easy style, mixing a subtle wit with profound (but never ponderous) lessons in life. This book was an absolute joy to read.
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