The Wise Fools of Chelm: Jewish Literature for Every Age of Absurdity What does Jewish literature, particularly the parables of the Wise Fools of Chelm, have to say to us in our current age of general absurdity? Take a critical look at a few stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer with Rabbinic Intern Sarah Barasch-Hagans and come away feeling both more grounded in Jewish wisdom--and hopefully more humor about our current world and our Jewish tradition of storytelling and resilience in it.