Voice in Silence. Volume 3

Wonderful stories based on Chassidic motives

The stories of the miraculous. Based on the Hasidic tales collected by Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin. Translation and a paraphrase of James Schechter

Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin, (1890-1978) was a prominent critic of the new gala archical literature and made ​​a significant contribution to the development of Talmudic style in modern Hebrew. Three Volumes of folklore "Hasidic stories," written by Rabbi Zevin., Is considered a classic.

For Russian readers, far from the realities of Jewish life, "Hasidic stories" are a riddle, which must first be explained, then and only then to unravel the launch into the story. Stories written by James Schechter on the book by Joseph Zebina-Schlomo - is an attempt to convert almost imperceptible charm of oral histories in the genre of fiction.