Six Memos from the Last Millennium

A storyteller’s take on the Talmud and the timeless wisdom contained within its tales provides “a fresh look at an ancient source” ( Kirkus Reviews ).   A thief-turned-saint, killed by an insult. A rabbi burning down his world in order to save it. A man who lost his sanity while trying to fathom the origin of the universe. A beautiful woman battling her brother’s and her husband’s egos to preserve their family. Stories such as these enliven the pages of the Talmud, the great repository of a