Enlight Which of the three? Three wanderers were walking along the road. The eve of Saturday arrived. Having agreed, the wanderers hid the money they had with them. At midnight one of them got up and, taking the money, hid it in... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Why study One day there was a knock on Rabbi Naftali’s door. Naftali opened the door and, as usual, asked: - Why did you come? “I came to learn from you,” the man answered. Naftali slammed the door and said: - ... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Chicken and pig One day the maggid from Dubno went to collect tzedakah (charity) for the poor. He came to one rich man, and he wanted to get rid of him with a small donation. When the Maggid hinted to him that it was... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Purse of gold One day Rabbi Chaim from Zans stood at the window and looked out onto the street. Seeing a passerby, he knocked on the window and motioned for him to enter the house. When he entered the room, Rabbi C... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Faith in God The young man, who refused the rabbi’s request to do a good deed, said that he considered such deeds useless. “You know, I don’t believe in God,” he reminded himself. “And I don’t believe in the God y... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight If you are the master of the house One Jew came to Dov Ber from Mezherich and began to complain that he was tormented by unclean thoughts and bad fantasies, which prevented him from thinking about good and holy things. He said: – You n... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Cupbearer Once, at the wedding of the son of Rabbi Gamliel, three scientists were sitting at the table: r. Eliezer, b. Joshua and R. Saddok, and Rabban Gamliel himself poured wine into glasses for the guests. R... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight The whole essence of the Torah A certain Gentile comes to Shammai and says: “I will accept your faith if you teach me the entire Torah while I can stand on one leg.” Shammai got angry and, swinging the elixir he had in his hand, dr... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Leather fur and mice While R. was alive. Jochanan ben Zakkai and all five disciples remained with him. After his death, they moved to Jamnia, with the exception of Elazar ben Arach, who returned to his wife, who lived in ... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Dead donkey Moishe bought a donkey from an old peasant for one hundred dollars. The peasant was to bring him the donkey the next day. The peasant came as agreed, but without the donkey. - Sorry, but the donkey is... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Earth and ashes One day the monks were talking about humility. One of the noble citizens of the city of Gaza, hearing the words that the more one approaches God, the more he sees himself as a sinner, was surprised an... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Guest in the house To the question: “Where are you going, teacher?” - Hillel sometimes answered: “I’m going to refresh myself with food and thereby provide a warm welcome to my guest.” - What kind of guest do you have i... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
