gary@ur-cvsvax.UUCP (Gary Sclar) (11/27/84)
What follows is another of my ideas for money making enterprises. Recently I read in the N.Y. Times that a hefty percentage of what are known as the "responsa", questions to Rabbis about Jewish law (with their corresponding answers) had been entered into a computer in Israel, making them available to scholars and Israeli courts of law. But these ancient traditions should be made more available to the general populace. Knowledge promotes understanding and all that rot. The trouble is that people are resistant to such learning. "It's not relevant to modern times", "It's too much trouble" etc. What if someone were to come up with something like several editions of, for instance, something like "Trivial Pursuits" based on the Talmud and other Jewish religious works? Not only would more folks get to learn about these laws (and some of the fascinating special cases to which they apply) but it might also make an excellent game of some sort. As usual, I'm interested in your responses (no hanging parties please). Send to !seismo!rochester!cvsvax!gary
dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman) (12/03/84)
In article <131@ur-cvsvax.UUCP> gary@ur-cvsvax.UUCP (Gary Sclar) writes: || What if someone were to come up with something like several editions || of, for instance, something like "Trivial Pursuits" based on the Talmud and || other Jewish religious works? The only "Jewish Trivial Pursuit" I have ever seen is called "Aliyah". We picked it up about a year ago. It's not bad, but not nearly as enjoyable/challenging as Trivial Pursuit or other similar games I have played. One drawback is that all the questions are listed in a booklet, and when you are asking questions from a particular page it's almost impossible not to see many of the other questions (and answers) on that page. If anyone's interested I can dig out further details about Aliyah. Dave Sherman Toronto -- { allegra cornell decvax ihnp4 linus utzoo }!utcsrgv!dave
smb@ulysses.UUCP (Steven Bellovin) (12/04/84)
I saw a "Book of Jewish Trivia" in a bookstore yesterday; if I'd remembered this question from the net, I'd have copied down a more precise citation. Anyway, it has two titles, both trademarked...