Hillel Halkin's book delves into the topic of love, death, and immortality, touching on ancient Israelite burial practices, the concept of Sheol as an afterlife, and shifts in beliefs about immortality among later Jews.

"Help, I'm a Prisoner in a Brain Lab" explores the clash between traditional Jewish concepts and modern scientific determinism, as discussed by author Alan Mittleman.

In 16th-century Safed, Rabbi Moses Hagiz recounts a tale of a Portuguese converso who, influenced by his Christian background, bakes loaves of bread as an offering to God in a mystical twist on the Eucharist.