Index:Hebrew tales; selected and translated from the writings of the ancient Hebrew sages (1917).djvu

Title	Hebrew tales; selected and translated from the writings of the ancient Hebrew sages
Author	Hyman Hurwitz
Editor	George Alexander Kohut
Year	1917
Publisher	Bloch Publishing Co
Location	New York
Source	djvu
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CONTENTS

	PAGE
Preface	9
Moses and the Lamb	15
The Value of a Good Wife	16
The Lord Helpeth Man and Beast	18
Conversation of a Philosopher with a Rabbi	20
The Princess and Rabbi Joshua	22
Mercy in Judgment	23
Blessings in Disguise	24
Intended Divorce and Reconciliation	26
The Heavenly Lamp	29
True Charity Knows no Law	29
Scripture Impartiality	31
The Honor Due to Whatever is Truly Useful	32
To Insult Poverty or Natural Defect, no Venial Crime	33
Liberality Grounded on Religion not to be Conquered by Reverse Fortune	35
On Pretended Majorities	39
On the Mood of Mind that will Render the Consequences of Improper Actions the Atonement for Them	41
The Seven Ages	43
Incorruptible Treasures	46
Table Talk of the Sages of Israel	47
Destruction of Wickedness	48
The Meek and the Haughty	49
The Heathen and the Hebrew Sages	51
The Conquest of Meekness	52
True Charity	55
Filial Reverence	56
The Double Moral and Twofold Tale	57
Compassion Toward the Unhappy	59
The Legacy of Rabbi Johanan to his Disciples	62
Milton's "Dark from Excess of Light"	64
The Wilful Drunkard	65
Do not Provoke those who Throw off Appearances of Justice	68
The Traveller and the Date-tree of the Oasis	70
The Aged Planter and Hadrian	71
The Same Things no Longer the Same under Altered Circumstances	73
The Preposterous Snake	76
The Doctrine of Resurrection Supported by that of Creation	78
The Sufferings of the Jews under Hadrian, I.	79
Sufferings of the Jews under Hadrian, II	82
On Vows in Cases Previously Binding on the Conscience	83
Poverty no Proof of Divine Disfavor	83
Scrupulous Honesty	85
The Fox and the Fish	86
The Climax of Benevolence	89
Rabbi Simeon and the Jewels	91
He who Wrongs the Dishonest under the Pretence of their Dishonesty Renders Himself an Accomplice	92
Scrupulous Honesty	93
Reverence for Truth and Simplicity not to be Sacrificed to the Forms of Courtesy	94
The Twofold Charity of the Benevolent Physician	95
Folly of Idolatry	97
Abraham's Deliverance from the Fiery Furnace	99
No Loss of Dignity from any Innocent Means of Promoting Peace and Harmony	100
The Lawful Heir	103
The Fox and the Rift in the Garden-Wall	107
Alexander and the Female Chief	109
Ambition Humbled and Reproved	111

FACETIÆ	PAGE
Wit Like Salt	115
The Word "Us"	115
The Tailor and the Broken Mortar	116
Witty Retort of a Hebrew Child	116
The Inhospitable Jester Taken in his Own Snare	117
The Enigma that Cost the Athenian his Mantle	118
The Quadruple Tale	119
The Athenian and his One-Eyed Slave	122
The Scientific Carver	124
No Rule Without Exception	128