Some writer compared the Apostles to a Yiddische vaudeville troupe. Can you see “Mel Brooks’s ‘Acts of the Apostles’”? I can ... what a bunch of meshugganer yutzes, right?
The Bible is about people, and it’s terrific literature even if you just read it as straight-up stories.
"Would you like a beverage with that . . . ?"
There are some great Yiddish movies out there. Heavy on the emotion, heavy on the comedy. Good stuff.