Sages and Dreamers
Biblical, Talmudic, and Hasidic Portraits and Legends
New York : Summit Books, [1991]
Format: Book
Description: 443 pages ; 24 cm
Reflections by the Nobel-winning philosopher and novelist on the prophets, scribes, and rebbes who comprise the histories and myths of Jewish folklore. Most of these essays were originally given as lectures at the 92nd Street Y in New York, and even in written form they preserve the tone and tempo of extemporary speech. The style is anecdotal rather than scholarly, and Wiesel does not hesitate to bring his opinions to bear.
Contents:
The Bible. Noah ; Jephthah and his daughter ; Ruth ; Solomon ; Ezekiel ; Daniel ; Ezra and Nehemiah ; Esther -- The Talmud. The house of Shammai and the house of Hillel ; Rabbi Hanina ben Dossa ; Rabbi Eleazar ben Azaryah ; Rabbi Ishmael ; Rabbi Akiba ; Ben Azzai and Ben Zoma ; Elisha ben Abouya ; Rabbi Hananiah ben Teradyon ; Rabbi Meir and Brurya ; Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai and his son ; Rabbi Zeira ; Rav and Shmuel -- The Hasidic tradition. The Shpoler Zeide ; Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel of Apt ; Rabbi Avraham the Angel ; Kotzk and Izbitze ; The Ostrowtzer rabbi.
Subjects:
Bible. Old Testament -- Biography.
Talmud -- Biography -- Meditations.
Hasidim -- Biography -- Meditations.
Bible. Old Testament -- Biography.
Talmud -- Biography -- Meditations.
Hasidim -- Biography -- Meditations.
ISBN:
0671746790
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