Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Jacob Neusner

Born: July 28, 1932
Died: October 8, 2016 (aged 84)
Bio: Jacob Neusner was an American academic scholar of Judaism. He was named as one of the most published authors in history, having written or edited more than 900 books.
Known for:
- Rabbi talks with Jesus (1993)
- Judaism (1986)
- World Religions in America (1994)
- A history of the Jews in Babylonia (1965)
- The way of Torah (1970)