Jewish Themes in Star Trek
Author | : Yonassan Gershom |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2009-02-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780557048007 |
ISBN-13 | : 0557048001 |
Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Rabbi Gershom takes you where no rabbi has gone before! You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy this well-researched and reader-friendly journey into Jewish themes, actors, writers, in-jokes and subtexts in the Star Trek Universe. Inspired by a class he taught at the Minneapolis Talmud Torah, the book explores such things as: The Jewish origin of the Vulcan salute; How Vulcan culture is based on rabbinical Judaism; "Who is a Jew" among Trek characters in episodes, movies and the novels; How Talmudic logic helped expand the Star Trek universe; Why Ferengi values are NOT Jewish values -- and much more!