The Book of Legends : Sefer Ha-Aggadah

A colossal collection of Jewish wisdom in English! Increase your knowledge of Jewish thought, philosophy, and lore.

This amazing compilation and anthology of classical Rabbinic lore and literature features thousands of stories, quotations and maxims on the land of Israel, the Jewish people, and all aspects of the human condition.

A vast treasure of the wisdom of Judaism, culled from the pages of the Talmud and Midrash, is now at your fingertips.

With the touch of a button, you can search through hundreds of texts by subject or keyword to find just the quotation or story you need.

The Book of Legends is the Schocken Press English translation of the classic 'Sefer Ha-Aggadah', edited by Hayim Nahman Bialik and Y. Ravnitzky.

This innovative CD-ROM is an ideal reference work for:

• preparing speeches, reports, and research
• understanding and appreciating Aggadic literature
• expanding one's knowledge of the Jewish outlook on life and living

The Book of Legends features thousands of stories about Biblical characters, the lives of the Talmudic sages - parables, proverbs, and folklore. The lives of the patriarchs and matriarchs, the experiences of the Talmudic sages, their outlook on life, their views on the Torah, on the travails of Man - all are contained in this vast collection of wisdom.

It's easy to search the texts, incorporate quotations into all your documents, or print directly from the program itself.

Research topics such as:

• The Deeds of the Fathers
• The Deeds of the Sages
• Israel and the Nations of the World
• The Land of Israel
• Man and His Needs
• Good and Evil

System Requirements: PC with Windows 95/98/ME, 32MB RAM, CD-ROM Drive
or Macintosh with 4 MB RAM and CD-ROM drive