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.

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Year of Publication:2007
Language:English
Hebrew
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Physical Description:xxxiv, 220 p. :; facsim.
Notes:Translated from the Hebrew.
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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.