Authors: Aryeh Wineman
ISBN-13: 9780827606814, ISBN-10: 0827606818
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Date Published: September 1999
Edition: New Edition
Fifty-four charming and evocative tales, especially translated from Hebrew for this volume, recapture a rich yet virtually forgotten chapter in the history of Jewish narrative. They form the important transistional link between the esoteric mystical teachings of the sixteen-century kabbalists and the populists tales of the eighteenth-century Eastern European Hasidim. The author's running commentary further enhances the reader's appreciation of this capitivating material.
Introduction | 3 | |
Sources | 13 | |
The Study of Torah | 15 | |
Deeds of Compassion and Responsibility | 35 | |
Inner Intent and Devotion | 51 | |
The Disclosure of Hidden Truth | 67 | |
The Living and the Dead | 77 | |
Deed and Consequence | 97 | |
Repentance and Penance | 109 | |
Pride and Humility | 127 | |
Moments of Revelation, of Renewal, and of Failure | 133 | |
Some Parables of the Wise | 155 | |
Bibliography | 171 |