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, <i>The Big Little Book of Jewish Wit & Wisdom</i> will delight and engage even the toughest Jewish mother.<br><br>Some examples:<br><br><i>When we hear a baby laugh, it is the loveliest thing that can happen to us.</i>--Sigmund Freud<br><br><i>A child's wisdom is also wisdom.</i>--Yiddish proverb<br><br><i>I don't believe in the afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear.</i>--Woody Allen<br><br><i>May you lose all your teeth but one, and may that one have a cavity.</i>--Anonymous (Yiddish curse)