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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewRabbi Ron Isaacs has written a most informative and enjoyable book. The reader will appreciate the knowledge that is attained and will be entertained by the many curiosities that Rabbi Isaacs has selected. This is a book that should find itself on the bookshelves of those who are both learned and relatively new to the study of Judaism. -- Rabbi Vernon Kurtz, past president, the Rabbinical Assembly
There is something that will inform and surprise the reader on almost every page of this book. Rabbi Isaacs has explored the backwoods and has wandered off the beaten track of the Jewish tradition in order to find these unusual facts and these little-known insights that he brings together in this fascinating book. I learned from it, and so will you. -- Rabbi Jack Riemer, National Rabbinic Network, Boca Raton
This wonderful publication serves as a marvelous teaching tool for Jewish adult-education classes. Rabbi Isaacs reveals numerous Jewish facts that the average Jewish reader might not otherwise discover. -- RAbbi Bernhard H. Rosenberg, spiritual leader of Congregation Beth-El, Edison, New Jersey
Everyone loves trivia. Rabbi Ronald Isaacs' new book is a collection of facts, superstitions and lore related to Judaism… Perusing the text, readers will discover things such as the archeological discover of Hanukkiah shaped like a pointed star, a remedy for a fever, and a prayer for the eradication of bad dreams. * Jewish Book World *
This volume is a very good and efficient summary of many major elements of Jewish history....It is well-suited as an introductory text of Jewish history, and the Glossary and Index are quite useful. * Jewish World Book *
Table of Contents1 Introduction Chapter 2 Jewish Holidays Chapter 3 Medicine Chapter 4 Unusual Superstitions Chapter 5 Judaism and the Occult Chapter 6 Oddities of Dreams and Dream Interpretation Chapter 7 Fantastic Jewish Beasts Chapter 8 Unusual Prayers and Oddities Chapter 9 Bible Curiosities Chapter 10 Amazing Miracles Chapter 11 Education Chapter 12 Unusual "Onlys" Chapter 13 Miscellaneous Oddities
