The golem and the wondrous deeds of the Maharal of Prague
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Language: | English Hebrew |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
c2007.
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Table of 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.