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The golem and the wondrous deeds of the Maharal of Prague / Yudl Rosenberg ; translated from the Hebrew and edited and with an introduction and notes by Curt Leviant.
Van Pelt - Freedman Jewish Sound Archives BM531 .R6913 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rozenberg, Yehudah Yudl, 1859-1935.
- Standardized Title:
- Niflaʼot Maharal. English.
- Language:
- English
- Hebrew
- Subjects (All):
- Judah Loew ben Bezalel, approximately 1525-1609.
- Golem.
- Judah Loew ben Bezalel, approximately 1525-1609--Legends.
- Judah Loew ben Bezalel.
- Blood accusation--Legends.
- Blood accusation.
- Jewish legends.
- Genre:
- Legends.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiv, 220 pages : facsimile ; 19 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2007]
- Contents:
- Publisher's preface
- Bill of sale
- The history of the great Gaon, the holy, supernal Maharal of Prague, may the memory of that righteous, saintly man be a blessing for life in the world to come
- The Maharal's battle against the blood libel
- The Maharal's suggestion to have a disputation with the priests
- The disputation
- "A man who excels at his work shall attend upon kings" : this is the Maharal
- How the Maharal created the golem
- How Yossele the golem carried water for Passover
- How Yossele the golem caught fish for Rosh Hashana
- For what purposes the Maharal used the golem
- The Maharal's first miracle with the golem
- The astonishing tale of the healer's daughter
- The wondrous and famous story known as "The daughter's misfortune"
- A very amazing tale about a blood libel by the priest Thaddeus which caused his final downfall and his banishment from Prague
- The marvelous story of the wonder of wonders that the Maharal revealed to the two Berls whose two children were switched by a midwife
- The astounding story of the Torah that fell to the floor on Yom Kippur
- The attack on Yossele the golem
- An awesome tale about the ruin near Prague
- A wondrous tale about Duke Bartholomew
- The last blood libel in Prague during the Maharal's lifetime
- How the Maharal brought about the end of the golem
- The Maharal's remarks concerning the golem
- A miraculous event pertaining to the Maharal's engagement.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Translated from the Hebrew.
- ISBN:
- 9780300122046
- 0300122047
- OCLC:
- 73741956
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