Hebrew Tales

Glenda Abramson's informative introduction sets the scene for a powerful literary collection, the definitive anthology of a vibrant modern genre.

This volume constitutes the first reference grammar of the Hasidic Hebrew hagiographic tales composed in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Eastern Europe. It presents a thorough survey of Hasidic Hebrew orthography, morphology, syntax, and lexis illustrated with extensive examples.

LEARN HEBREW WITH STORIES! Written in simple Hebrew, annotated, with illustrations that facilitate understanding, this stories' collection was devised to be your first gateway into fluent reading in the Hebrew language. Immerse yourself in the reading process, let the engaging content be your best teacher and friend! It seems that the practice of publishing graded readers is not common yet for the Hebrew language, I hope this volume bridges this gap, and that more books of this kind are to follow. This is more than just a book! By buying this book you also buy all that's inside as a site with - digital, copy-pastable texts - option to turn on and off the vocals by one click - listen-along audio of the stories.

This short story has called forth the highest praise from the most competent critics for its simple beautiful presentation of scenes from the rural life of ancient Israel. It is artistic in the noblest sense, though it is not likely that in those days there was much consciousness of art of discussion as to the technique of story-telling.-from "Ruth: A Woman's Faithfulness and Its Reward"With an emphasis on the Bible as literature, this classic 1922 work examines the stories of the Old Testament with a modern eye, exploring not only their religious and historical significance but their beauty and effectiveness as prose and as examples of the art of storytelling. Among the tales considered are: .The Creation of the World.The First Murder.The Tower of Babel.The Story of Jacob.Samson: or A Strong Man's Failure.Saul and the Witch of Endor.The Story of Job: The Problem of Suffering.The Story of Jonah: A Prophetic Satire.and more.Canadian scholar W. G. JORDAN was professor of Hebrew language and literature at Queen's University, Kingston. He also wrote Biblical Criticism and Modern Thought (1909).