Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-281) and index.
Note
"Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book."
Contents
The surreal sleeper -- What to do with an aged (and annoying) mother? -- Forbidden fruit, or how not to seduce your husband -- Men are from Babylonia, women are from the Land of Israel -- Sufferings! Not them and not their reward! -- The ugly vessel -- An arrow in Satan's eye -- The land of truth -- Torah for richer or poorer -- Heroism and humor -- Showdown in court -- Alexander the Great and the faraway king -- The carpenter and his apprentice -- Standing on one leg.