What are some Jewish traditions and customs related to books 4 articles

Jewish intelligence is known in the world, among which is the well-known Einstein's. Indeed, according to authoritative sources, as of 2015, there are 770 Nobel Prize winners in the world***, of which, 153 are Jews.

Interestingly, the number of Jews is only 0.3% of the total world population, but they have won 15 Nobel Prizes worldwide. Marx, known as the "first thinker of the millennium" and the "first great man of the millennium," and Albert Einstein, known as the "brain of the world," were both Jews.

Why are the Jews so smart? We take a look at the Jewish people's reading anecdotes will not be difficult to understand.

In the view of the disturbed too, reading is a "sweet as honey" thing.

After the birth of a child in a Jewish family, the mother would read the Torah to the child, and with each passage she would let the child lick the honey. When the child is a little older, the mother drops a little honey on the Torah and then lets the child lick it, a gesture that tells the child that the book is as sweet as honey.

In the Jewish imagination, the dead were also supposed to read.

In ancient times, books were often placed in Jewish cemeteries because they felt that the dead would come out to read in the dead of night. This symbolizes that life has an end, but the desire to learn is never-ending.

According to ancient Jewish society, those who were well versed in the Talmud did not pay taxes, so anyone who was well versed in the Talmud saved a great deal of money. This rule was put in place because it was felt that such people had a great contribution to make to society, so they were exempt from taxes.

And, spoiler alert, the library of the Jews is the largest in the world. According to a survey, Jews have a library for every 4,500 people on average, and the number of books per capita and the percentage of the population that has been awarded the Nobel Prize are among the highest in the world. And disturb too people read an average of 64 books a year, the predominantly Jewish Israel is the world's first per capita reading country, the number of its publishing houses also ranked among the world's top.

Don't think the Jews just can read, they also attach great importance to the use of book knowledge and the ability to turn knowledge into wealth. Most Jews start to live independently at the age of 18 and are able to earn their own money to support themselves. The Jews refer to those who have a bellyful of book knowledge and do not put it into practice as "donkeys who carry many books".

Looking at all this, you can see why Jews are so smart, right? It is useful to read more.