The golem and the wondrous deeds of the Maharal of Prague [electronic resource] / Yudl Rosenberg ; translated from the Hebrew and edited and with an introduction and notes by Curt Leviant.
By: Rozenberg, Yehudah Yudl.
Contributor(s): Leviant, Curt | ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2007Description: xxxiv, 220 p. : facsim.Uniform titles: Nifle�ot Maharal. English Subject(s): Judah Loew ben Bezalel, ca. 1525-1609 -- Legends | Golem | Blood accusation -- Legends | Jewish legendsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 398.2/089924 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Translated from the Hebrew.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
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