The Raising of Lazarus
The Raising of Lazarus (From the New Testament, John XI)
Though this story is part of the larger narrative of the Gospel of St. John,...
The Jackal
The Jackal (Anonymous: 14th Century A.D., or earlier)
Nothing is known of the author of the Hitopadesa, a manual of didac-tic fables composed—on the basis...
Rabbi Akiva
The Talmud is a great collection of law, ritual, precept, and example, which was composed during the period extending from the First Century B.C....
Phineus And The Harpies
Apollonius of Rhodes (3rd Century B.c.)
Although he was a late writer in the epic form, Apollonius treated ancient mythical material, but from the standpoint...
In the Storm part 4
She was running to the road just beyond the village.
They had surely gone for a walk on the road, where they had been seen...
In the Storm part 3
Then she flew back. On the threshold, however, she paused for a moment. She rolled her eyes heavenward and raised her arms to God.“May...
In the Storm part 2
She had gone! And she had warned her daughter, it seemed, not to go out to-day—that on the Sabbath of Repentance, at least, she...
In the Storm part 1
David Pinski (1872—1959)
David Pinski was born in Russia, but lived chiefly abroad, first in Germany, later in the United States and in Israel. He...
The Kaddish part 2
The seven girls took alarm.
“That is for joy,” explained the “grandmother.” “I have known that happen before.”
“A boy… a boy!” sobbed Reb Selig, overcome...
The Kaddish part 1
Abraham Raisin (187&—1953)
Raisin is another of the Yiddish group who came from Russia, though he lived for some time in the United States. He...
