Jewish Themes in Star Trek

By Yonassan Gershom

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!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0557048001
• ISBN13: 9780557048007
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"