Jewish Tales of Holy Women

Jewish Tales of Holy Women......Page 5
Contents......Page 9
S'micha as a Maggid......Page 15
Acknowledgments......Page 17
Note to the Reader......Page 18
Preface......Page 21
Introduction......Page 23
The Tales......Page 29
Sabbath Candle-Lighting Prayers......Page 31
Tears Before Candle Lighting......Page 32
In the Merit of the Sabbath Candles......Page 34
The Taste of the Garden of Eden......Page 36
Healing Food......Page 39
Watching at the Market......Page 41
Two Pious Peddlers......Page 42
Are You Not Our Father?......Page 45
Riveleh the Tzaddeket......Page 47
Holy Spirit......Page 50
Deeds Great and Small......Page 52
How I Envy You!......Page 54
A Fence to Wisdom......Page 57
A Saving Prayer......Page 58
Insulting Her Husband......Page 60
A Hidden Tzaddeket......Page 64
The Hot Water Heater......Page 69
It Must Have Been Hard!......Page 72
If It’s Difficult, It Must Be Good......Page 74
Using Every Device......Page 77
The Shofar......Page 78
An Angel for the Poor......Page 80
A Generous Wife......Page 81
A Blessing......Page 83
Yenta the Prophetess......Page 84
Loud Davvening......Page 86
All Prayer......Page 87
The Sleeping Child......Page 89
The Gates of Divine Help......Page 90
Trust in God!......Page 91
Elijah’s Cup......Page 95
The Screaming Baby......Page 98
Have Faith!......Page 100
The Bris......Page 103
A Special Gift......Page 104
A Covenant in the Flesh......Page 105
The Clotheslines......Page 108
The Guest......Page 111
The Sound of Her Blessings......Page 113
The Water Barrel......Page 116
Even Her Taking Was Giving......Page 117
A Reward for Kindness......Page 118
One Flesh......Page 123
At His Wife’s Death......Page 125
How to Accept Suffering......Page 126
Great Love......Page 130
Tzedaka as a Cure......Page 131
A Fifth......Page 132
Standing Up for Herself......Page 135
No Joke Needed......Page 137
The Boldness of Rebbes......Page 140
Thank God!......Page 142
Serving a Torah Scholar......Page 143
Her Share in the World to Come......Page 144
After the Fact......Page 146
How to Give Birth......Page 147
The Passing of a Woman Who Had the Holy Spirit......Page 148
My Time Has Come......Page 151
The Dress......Page 152
The Homely Lesson of a Patch......Page 154
More Than a Helpmate......Page 155
Sitting with the Rebbetzin......Page 157
Good Advice for Healing......Page 158
How to Eat......Page 159
A Questionable Rebbe......Page 160
Malka Saves the Poultry......Page 161
Her Greatness......Page 163
Healing by Faith......Page 165
Doubtfully Kosher......Page 167
Preparing the Coffee......Page 168
How She Became a Rebbe......Page 170
Rebbe Sarah of Chantshin: A High Soul......Page 173
Tzedaka in Secret I......Page 175
Tzedaka in Secret II......Page 176
Alive......Page 177
Good Pay......Page 178
The IOU......Page 179
The Quality of Voice......Page 182
A Favor......Page 183
A Devoted Heart......Page 185
Under All Conditions......Page 186
From Heart to Feet......Page 187
Why Did the Milk Boil Over?......Page 189
Sensing Others’ Troubles......Page 191
Pawn......Page 194
Coins That Sparkle......Page 195
A Disregard for Wealth......Page 196
A Glass of Water......Page 198
In the Merit of His Mother......Page 200
Be like My Mother......Page 201
Ungrammatically Correct......Page 204
Which Blessing to Give......Page 205
The Secret of the Yarmulkes......Page 206
Pure Thoughts......Page 208
Guarding His Studying......Page 210
Revelations......Page 213
Maxine......Page 214
Two Cups......Page 217
Pessia Carlebach and the Gentile Maid......Page 220
He Who Would Live Should Die......Page 222
Golda and Miriam......Page 226
I Don’t Kneel!......Page 228
A Mother’s Passion......Page 229
Training Her Sons......Page 231
The Future Redemption......Page 233
Waiting for Redemption......Page 234
In the Cave of Machpelah......Page 235
She Did Not Taste the Sukkah......Page 239
Visions in the Sukkah......Page 240
A Sukkah of Peace......Page 242
A Brilliant Female Scholar......Page 243
What Is Important......Page 246
In the Taxi......Page 247
A Single Bagel......Page 248
The Best for Others......Page 250
A Memorial......Page 251
Milk and Noodles......Page 252
Matters of Food......Page 254
The Joy of Giving......Page 257
Blessings and Curses......Page 259
Ironing......Page 260
Improvements......Page 261
The Torah Cries Out......Page 262
How Does One Attain Spiritual Greatness?......Page 264
Learning from the Pious......Page 266
Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis......Page 268
Bending Over......Page 269
Do Not Stand Idly By......Page 272
Comparing Faces......Page 273
Tears for Her People......Page 274
All Children Cry......Page 275
Everybody Must Give......Page 276
Giving When Things Are Tough......Page 277
The Source of Strength......Page 280
The Rebbetzin Teaches Children......Page 281
With Female Prisoners in Israel......Page 283
Two Jewish Girls in Denmark......Page 288
Allison and the Fruit Seller......Page 293
Raise the Torah Banner High......Page 295
Notes......Page 299
Glossary......Page 325
The Author......Page 329