legends, jewish

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The uninvited guest

and other Jewish holiday tales
1993
Includes background information and retellings of traditional tales from Jewish folklore and legend related to major holidays, such as Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukkah, and Purim.

Journeys with Elijah

eight tales of the Prophet
1999
Presents eight stories about the Old Testament prophet Elijah, set in a variety of time periods and in places all over the world where Jews have lived.

When the beginning began

stories about God, the creatures, and us
1999
A collection of traditional and original Jewish tales interpreting the Biblical story of the creation of the world.

Golem

1996
A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.

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