''Zen Judaism: For You a Little Enlightenment'' (Harmony Books, 2002) is a humor book by
David M. Bader
David M. Bader is an author and former attorney.
Early life, family and education
Bader is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
Career
Bader was an attorney, and he worked at two law firms, but he eventually focused instead on ...
, the author of ''Haikus for Jews: For You a Little Wisdom'' (1999) and ''Haiku U.: From Aristotle to Zola, Great Books in 17 Syllables'' (Gotham Books, 2004).
Widely circulated in e-mails and quoted on web pages, often without attribution, this collection of
Jewish
Zen combines Eastern wisdom and advice with Jewish kvetching.
The following are examples:
*The Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single "Oy."
*There is no escaping karma. In a previous life, you never called, you never wrote, you never visited. And whose fault was that?
*To know the Buddha is the highest attainment. Second highest is to go to the same doctor as the Buddha.
[''From Zen Judaism: For You a Little Enlightenment (Harmony Books, 2002) ]David M. Bader
David M. Bader is an author and former attorney.
Early life, family and education
Bader is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
Career
Bader was an attorney, and he worked at two law firms, but he eventually focused instead on ...
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References
2002 non-fiction books
Comedy books
Jewish comedy and humor
Buddhism and Judaism
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