Enlight I don't work for anyone yet In Ropshitz, the city where Rabbi Naftali lived, it was the custom for those wealthy people whose houses stood alone or on the outskirts of the city to hire a person to look after their property at ni... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Advisor to the king The king had an adviser, whom the king distinguished with special favor. “Ask what to give you,” the king once told him. The king’s adviser thought: “If I ask for silver and gold, the king will give i... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Scientists and day laborer Aba-Helkiah was the grandson of Honi Gameagela. When the country suffered from lack of rain, the teachers of the law turned to him, asking him to pray for God’s mercy, and through his prayer it rained... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Plot of land Someone had a plot of land covered with heaps of garbage and decided to sell it. The one who bought this land cleared it of debris and found a spring of excellent water in that place. He planted grape... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Hornet and spider One day, sitting in the garden, David saw a hornet devouring a spider. - What is the use of these Thy creatures, Lord? - he said. — The hornet spoils the honeycombs and does not produce anything usefu... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Creator of the Universe One day an atheist came to a sage and began to tell him that he did not believe in God. He simply could not believe in a certain “Creator” who created the Universe. A couple of days later, the sage pa... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Rotten fish Someone sent a servant to the market to buy fish. The purchased fish turned out to be rotten. For this, the owner offered the servant one of three punishments: either eat the fish, or receive a hundre... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight The first tests of the river Eliezer Until the age of twenty-two. Eliezer ben Hyrcanus learned nothing. His father was a rich villager and, engaged in extensive arable farming, forced his sons to do all the field work. One day, when the ... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Dying blessing - Teacher, bless us! - the students began to ask. “May it be the will of the Lord,” said Rabbi Yochanan, “that the fear of God be as strong in you as the fear of people!” - Is this enough, Teacher? - ... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Understanding birds One day, the faithful student and follower of the Jew from Przysucha, Rabbi Peretz, accompanied him on a walk through the forest. Listening to the birds chirping, Pepper said: - I would like to unders... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Why? A teenager came to Rabbi Levi and groaned sadly: - Rabbi! Why doesn't anyone love me, especially girls? And the rabbi answered him: - Because you don’t love anyone, especially yourself. Translated fro... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Truth and parable Pravda used to walk the streets naked, wearing what her mother gave birth to. Of course, people didn’t like this, and no one allowed her into their house. One day, when the sad, worried Truth was wand... Jewish Parables Parables
