This small, chunky volume presents the witty, wonderful, deadpan and droll insight of the Jewish culture. Chapters on Wisdom, Mitzvahs, Dybbuks, Proverbs, Jokes, Curses, Conventions, Mores (ethics), Love & Marriage, Men & Women, Children & Family provide reflections gleaned from a wealth of ancient, traditional and modern sources. The range of wise observations on the ways of the world, snappy one-liners, stories and expressions captures the spirit of the Jews throughout the centuries. Illustrated with sixty watercolor paintings, The Big Little Book of Jewish Wit & Wisdom will delight and engage even the toughest Jewish mother. Some examples: When we hear a baby laugh, it is the loveliest thing that can happen to us. --Sigmund Freud A child's wisdom is also wisdom. --Yiddish proverb I don't believe in the afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear. --Woody Allen May you lose all your teeth but one, and may that one have a cavity. --Anonymous (Yiddish curse)

• The Life Cycle
• The Getting of Wisdom
• Religion, God & Spirituality
• Mothers
• Working
• Men and Women
• Love & Marriage
• Jews & Non-Jews
• Jewish Logic
• If we don't laugh, we must weep
• Family
• Food & Drink
• Ethics & Justice
• Blessings
• Curses & Insults
• Charity & Community
• Being Jewish
• Advice & Observations
• Suggested Readings