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About the Book
Short stories date back to biblical times when
people told them orally, sometimes in rhyme, sometimes as epics, and
sometimes as small dramas. Some short stories were used to teach moral lessons.
This was the case for Fables and in the Judaic world, for a Midrash.
The function of Midrash was to take a biblical concept and use a nonbilbical short story to better explain the moral. Religion is not some archaic historic event to simply be revisited. It is something live, something that informs our lives. As such it should fit within our community today.
In Modern Midrashim Rabbi Sarko has taken taken 54 ethical concepts, one from each portion of the bible and created short stories using modern settings. Each story also has an illustration created to reflect something within the story.
Introduction
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Glossary of Jewish Terms
Midrash Bereshit - Creation
Midrash Noach - A Rainbow Connection
Midrash Lech Lecha - To Go for Yourself
Midrash Vayeira - Hospitality
Midrash Chayei Sarah - A Cup of Water
Midrash Toldot - An Heirloom
Midrash Vayeitzei - The Ladder
Midrash Vayishlach - The Meaning of a Name
Midrash Vayeishev - A Coat of Many Colors
Midrash Mikeitz - The Dream
Midrash Vayigash - The Disguise
Midrash Vayechi - The Twelve Blessings
Midrash Shemot - The Thornbush
Midrash Vaera - To Find My Name
Midrash Bo - The Baker
Midrash Beshalach - Arms of Support
Midrash Yitro - A Conversation
Midrash Mishpatim - An Eye for an Eye
Midrash Terumah - Menorah Man
Midrash Tetzaveh - The Tallit
Midrash Ki Tisa - The Golden Calf
Midrash Vayakhel - The Pride of a Teacher
Midrash Pekudei - The Breastplate
Midrash Vayikra - A Small Voice
Midrash Tzav - Ritual
Midrash Shemini - Middle America Kosher
Midrash Tazria - The Malady
Midrash Metzora - A Reflection from Within
Midrash Acharei - To Be a Jew
Midrash Kedoshim - The Kohen Gadol
Midrash Emor - Celebration of a Holiday
Midrash Behar - A Sabbatical Year
Midrash Bechukosai - A Valuation
Midrash Bamidbar - In the Wilderness
Midrash Nasso - The Nazir
Midrash Beha'aloscha - How Friends Travel
Midrash Shelach - Challah
Midrash Korach - The Rebellion
Midrash Chukat - A Big Stick
Midrash Balak - The Blind Leading the Blind
Midrash Pinchas - The Inheritance
Midrash Mattot - The Oath
Midrash Masei - The Journey
Midrash Devarim - The Legacy
Midrash Va'eschanan - The Mezuzah
Midrash Eikev - A Stiff Neck
Midrash Re'eh - A Small Suggestion
Midrash Shoftim - The Copy
Midrash Ki Teitzei - Lost and Found
Midrash Ki Tavo - A Mitzvah of Action
Midrash Nitzavim - A Far Away Search
Midrash Vayeilech - The Passing of the Torch
Midrash Haazinu - The Song
Midrash Vezot Haberachah - From Bereshit
to Kol Israel and Back Again