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The Wisdom of Israel

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"The Wisdom of Israel" is an anthology collection of the Jewish wisdom literature of the Talmud and Midrash from ancient times up to the 19th century.The book covers different themes, such as wisdom, justice, charity, and love. The aim of the book is to present the wisdom of Jewish culture and to provide readers with insights into the moral and ethical values that have guided Jewish life for centuries.

Why God Permits Idolatry

The Lamp that Goes Out when its Light is Done, and the Figs that are Gathered in their Due Season

The Labourers in the Vineyard

The Likeness of a Palm-Tree

The Tutor and the Naughty Princeling

Those Nearest

The Heritage of the Unborn Prince

The Traveller and the Tree in the Desert

Better Feed the Poor than Entertain the Angels

The Sand, and the Furnace that Purifies

The Stars are not envious!

The King Talks with all His Servants, Small and Great

The Pavilion of the King's Daughter

The Greedy Prince: The Vine is not Watered with Wine

The Potter and his Wares: The Trials of the Righteous

The Education of the Prince

The Induction Robe of the Elder

The King and the Weary Travellers: The Righteous know what is in Store

Equality of all Before God: and the Parable of a Princess Attacked by Robbers

The Father and his Son: The Bath and the Ocean

The Tutor who Corrupted the King's Son

The After-Life, and the Banquet of the King

Many Mansions in the Life to Come

The Labourers in the Garden

The Old Man and the Acorn

The Wise and the Foolish Guests at the King's Feast

The Briar Rose that Saved the Trees

The Two Pilots

R. Judah as Prototype of the Ancient Mariner

The Likeness of the King

Revelations of Mercy and of Punishment

The Citizen Married to the King's Daughter

The Father's Voice

The Parable of the Two Ships

The Child who Questioned though Carried by his Father

The King's Son without Rations

The Poor Woman's Mite

He who Reproacheth the Poor Insults his Maker

The Voiceless Deeps that Praise the Lord: The Parable of the Mutes who Praised the King