Enlight The full picture Two brothers lived their entire lives behind a high city wall, never seeing fields or meadows. And then one day they decided to go to the village. The brothers were walking along the road and saw arab... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight The appearance of Moses The whole world was shocked and fascinated by the miracle of the Exodus. The name of Moses was on everyone's lips. The news of the great miracle reached the wise king of Arabistan. The king called the... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Purpose One Jew asked the visiting Master: “What do you think I can do to deserve God’s mercy?” - How should I know? - he answered. — Your Bible says that Abraham constantly showed kindness and therefore God ... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Your light A young rabbi complained to a rabbi from Rizhin: “During the hours when I devote myself to studies, I feel life and light, but as soon as I leave them, everything goes away. What should I do? The rabb... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Greatest value One day an angel disobeyed God, for which he appeared before the throne of the Judge. He prayed to be allowed to atone for his guilt, and God said: “I won’t punish you, but for your disobedience you m... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight For the sake of the Torah R. Akiba gave his wife a gold wrist. The wife of Rabban Gamliel saw this and, tormented by envy, came and told her husband about the wrist. “My friend,” Rabban Gamliel remarked to her, “did you imitat... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Boy and crown The subjects of one state chose a new king and crowned him according to all the rules. And they made a new crown for the king, and wanted to decorate it with precious stones, but there was no person w... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Humanly When at the river Yohanan ben Zakkai's son died, and his disciples came to console him. The first to enter was R. Eliezer sat down in front of him and said: - Will you, teacher, allow me to tell you a... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Victory of the Meek The dispute between the school of Shammai and the school of Hillel continued for three years. Each insisted on the correctness of their interpretations of the Law. But Bat-Kol (heavenly voice) was hea... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Half the battle done One Rabbi, before the Passover holiday, went around the residents of the town to collect money and help the poor organize a Seder. In the evening he returned home and when asked by his wife how things... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Small piece of rope One day a merchant bought an expensive chandelier for his house. Crystal, decorated with precious stones, it cost a fortune. The chandelier was hung in the living room, and the end of the rope was hoo... Jewish Parables Parables
Enlight Gift for mom One Jewish mother had three sons. When they grew up, they all became successful businessmen and got rich, and my mother grew old and lived alone in a small house. And so the sons decided to give their... Jewish Parables Parables
