Stories From the Past

Stories and parables of heritage sages.

 

The stories told in this book , we are introduced to the wonderful world of majestic images of people , always served as an example to follow .

Here are collected the legends luminaries sefaradskogo Jews , Torah scholars of all generations and all communities from Morocco in the west to the edge of Persia and Kurdistan in the far east, from the Costa and Thessaloniki in the north to Eden in Yemen and southern edges .

This exciting , extraordinary stories that have taken place in the recesses of " Mlahim " in the halls and houses of Teaching, in the vast Arabian desert and in the palaces of sultans and shahs , imams and bais , stories passed down from father to son, from teacher to student , from generation to generation for instruction , and pursuant to said : "Remember the days of old , to ponder over the years of all generations ."

Collected here are amazing tales told live and figurative language that preserves the aroma of aged wine in a new pitcher . Gripping narrative and a cautionary morality distinguish these stories that strengthen faith and preserving the heritage of the wise, reflecting what our teacher said : "Acts of righteous bearing fruit ." 

The book includes stories of favorites compiled by Rabbi Shalom Meir Wallachia three-volume collection «אבותינו ספרו לנו» («Our fathers told us"): the first volume of «הגדה של פסח» («Haggadah"), the second volume «זמירות שבת וברכת המזון» ("Shabbat songs and" Birkat HaMazon "), the third volume of« סליחות ועשרת ימי תשובה »(« Selichot and ten days of repentance ").