The writer Arnaldo Niskier has collected in an interesting book called Jewish Wisdom, some stories, proverbs and reflections of the Jewish people, taken from the Talmud (a collection of 18 volumes containing years of discussion between Rabbis and their disciples) and from the Midrash (an interpretation of the Scriptures with a special focus on ethics and tradition). Here are some excerpts:
The reply
Once a man questioned Rabbi Joshua ben Karechah:
- Why did God choose the thorn bush to speak to Moses?
The Rabbi replied:
- If He had chosen a an olive tree or a mulberry tree, you’d have asked the same question. But I cannot leave you without an answer: so I say God chose a mere thorn bush in order to teach that there is no place on earth where He is not present.
by Paulo Coelho
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