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abbi Joseph Telushkin
reports that a recent sur-
vey of 1,200 Americans
between the ages of 15
and 35 found that the majority of
them couldn't name more than two
of the Ten Commandments.
The newest book by the best-sell-
ing author and much-admired
teacher might improve that statistic.
Biblical Literacy: The Most
Important People, Events and Ideas
of the Hebrew Bible
(Morrow; $25) is
written in Rabbi
Telushkin's signature
style: essential infor-
mation presented in
an accessible but
never condescending
way, balanced with
humor and warmth.
His 1991 book,
Jewish Literacy, is the
closest thing to a
Jewish blockbuster
in recent times, with
128,000 copies in
print.
Both in name and format,
Biblical Literacy is a sequel. For ref-
erence, the book is, like a sophisti-
cated set of Cliff Notes to the Bible.
In a telephone interview from his
office, in the same building as his
home on Manhattan's Upper West
Side, Rabbi Telushkin emphasizes
that both the legal aspects and nar-
rative aspects of the Bible are
important. He doesn't attempt to
Sandee Brawarsky is the book critic

for "The Jewish Week."

present what the many commenta-
tors and interpreters over the ages
have said about the text; rather, he
summarizes the text and presents his
own analysis, highlighting the moral
and psychological dimensions.
From Genesis to I and II
Chronicles, he covers the entire Bible
and also includes an annotated list
of the 613 Laws, in order of appear-
ance. His hope is that this book will
inspire readers to open up the Bible
and read the text for themselves.
Although Rabbi Telushkin has
been studying the Bible for all of his
life, he says that working
on his book, systematically
rereading the text, forced
him to go deeper and see
things anew. One thing he
realized about law and nar-
rative is that the Bible is
revolutionary on one issue:
monotheism and opposi-
tion to idolatry. At the
same time, the text is evo-
lutionary on ethical issues.
Rabbi Telushkin, who
serves the Synagogue for
the Performing Arts in Los
Angeles and travels there
once a month, is now completing a
book about applying Jewish ethical
teachings to daily life. The author of
nine previous books, including two
written with his friend Dennis
Prager, he's also working on his
fourth murder mystery, which has a
strong spiritual component.
Extending beyond the book
world, he recently wrote three
episodes for David Kelly's ABC-TV
show "The Practice," the first of
which aired in January. El

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