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And You Shall Teach Them to Your Sons: Biblical Tales for Fathers and Sons

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This book is well written but what really makes it a modern classic is the art. ENORMOUSLY INVENTIVE AND UNIQUE drawings make this book a delight. A good book to discuss with young people.Each drawing must be studied to be appreciated.

This rabbi demonstrates what happens when Judaism is created by popular vote. No more commandments, no more tradition, no more loyalty; now we get suggestions, whats in, and dedication to what liberals want today. Even the spirited, interesting and clever drawings can't save this version of judaism-lite. Serious students of Judaism should look elsewhere for meaningful religion. The book reads like a boring dose of pool side chatter.Pass over this pampered, country club approach to Almighty G-d.

Rabbi Tufts makes it easy to be Jewish. This book makes me feel good about being a liberal Jew. It seems to me that the G-d wants us to be inventivee and creative. Tufts is a warm and gentle human being. The Paul Palnik drawings are interesting and happy. This is not a dotti (orthodox) approach to Judaism. That is why I like it. My brother likes it too.

This book was read as a religious school assignment by my whole class. We loved the quirky and delightful drawings and our group particularly liked the illustration of a rabbi flying off the page and out of the book. The author's suggestions on what it means to be a spiritual person are interesting and enlightening. Rabbi Tufts seems to encourage an almost effeminate approach to male spirituality that several of us found disturbing. Our class discussed the difference between accepting the femenine side to our male personalities and becoming a whimp. This book sparked much discussion and debate. Our religious studies class was not boring for a change.