Join the Etz Chayim Bookworms in a discussion of A Bride for One Night, by Ruth Calderon, on Saturday, June 7, at 4:00 p.m.

Ruth Calderon offers a fascinating window into some of the liveliest and most colorful stories in the Talmud. Calderon rewrites Talmudic tales as richly imagined fictions, drawing us into the lives of their characters: A woman who risks her life for a sister suspected of adultery, a humble schoolteacher who rescues his village from drought, and a wife who dresses as a prostitute to seduce her pious husband in their garden. Breathing new life into an ancient text, A Bride for One Night offers a surprising and provocative read, both for anyone already intimate with the Talmud and for anyone interested in one of the most influential works of Jewish literature. (184 pages)