Tales of the Chutzper Rebbe

Book excerpt: Lost in the forests and plains of Eastern Europe lies the little town of Chutzp. Their lies and stories have an echo--a dark, reverse echo--of the Hasidic tales discovered and told by the masters. Like the schlemiels of Chelm, the Chutzper Hasidim somehow blunder their way through life, scattering scraps of Jewish tradition as they go. Whether in their travels, their work, their relationship to other Jews, to non-Jews, or even to God, the Chutsper Hasidim are simple, literal and to the point--even if they are not always sure what that point is...