For millennia, the Jewish people have used storytelling as a communal source of spiritual sustenance. Reflecting a variety of eras and locales, the 34 stories in this uplifting collection include "The Poet and the Pirate," "The Language of the Kings," "The Night's Reply," "A Pearl Is a Pearl," "The Laughter of the Light," and "The True Beauty," thoughtfully matched with 42 color reproductions of vintage paintings. With a gold-foil cover and a ribbon marker, this sumptuous pocket-sized cloth edition also contains floral endpapers and decorative edging on the pages.