Enlight Food Once Rabbi Levi Isaac noticed a man hurriedly running down the street. - Why are you running like that? - he asked him. “I’m looking for food,” he answered. “How do you know,” the rabbi continued to a... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Victory of humanity A certain man deprived his not entirely blameless children of their inheritance, and bequeathed all his property to Jonathan ben Uziel. What did Jonathan do? He sold a third of his property, donated a... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight People forgot to bow low The young man asked the old rabbi: “We have heard that in the past, in the old golden days, people used to see God with their own eyes, people used to meet God. God used to walk the earth, God used to... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Curse-blessing Raban Gamliel gave his daughter in marriage. - Bless me, father! - asked the daughter. Rabban Gamliel said: “May it be the will of the Lord that you never cross my threshold again.” Having given birth... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight The inviolability of interpretations At a meeting of rabbis, the sages discuss one of the sections of the Holy Law, and one of them stands alone against all the others in its interpretation. There is pressure on him, but he knows that he... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Ill mannered genie One day Rabbi Naftali and his wife Rebecca were digging in the garden. Suddenly the rabbi’s shovel stumbled upon something, and he pulled out from under the ground an ancient bottle sealed with wax. H... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight The Shoemaker's Prayer Once a shoemaker came to the rabbi from Ger and said: - Tell me, what should I do with my morning prayer? My clients are poor people, they only have one pair of shoes. I take their shoes to repair in ... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Wisdom and beauty - Oh, beautiful Wisdom in an ugly vessel! - Caesar’s daughter exclaimed at the sight of R. Joshua, who was not distinguished by the beauty of his face. “My daughter,” R. told her. Joshua, in what vess... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
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
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
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
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
