Research Catalog

Title

The golem and the wondrous deeds of the Maharal of Prague / Yudl Rosenberg ; translated from the Hebrew and edited and with an introduction and notes by Curt Leviant.

Author

Rozenberg, Yehudah Yudl, 1859-1935.

Publication

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

Leviant, Curt.

Description

xxxiv, 220 p. : facsim.; 19 cm.

Uniform Title

Niflaʼot Maharal. English

Alternative Title

Niflaʼot Maharal.

Subjects

• Golem
• Jewish legends
• Blood accusation > Legends
• Judah Loew ben Bezalel, approximately 1525-1609 > Legends

Note

• Translated from the Hebrew.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

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.

Call Number

*PWZ (Judah Low) 07-792

ISBN

• 9780300122046 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0300122047 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

2006032509

OCLC

73741956

Author

Rozenberg, Yehudah Yudl, 1859-1935.

Title

The golem and the wondrous deeds of the Maharal of Prague / Yudl Rosenberg ; translated from the Hebrew and edited and with an introduction and notes by Curt Leviant.

Imprint

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2007.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents only

Added Author

Leviant, Curt.

Research Call Number

*PWZ (Judah Low) 07-792