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Tales of Elijah the Prophet Tales of Elijah the Prophet Retold by Peninnah Schram Foreword by Dov Noy First Jason Aronson Inc. softcover edition—1997 Permission to use the drawing of Elijah by Zuni Maud has been granted by Ben Kaplan. Copyright © 1991 by Peninnah Schram 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from Jason Aronson Inc. except in the case of brief quotations in reviews for inclusion in a magazine, newspaper, or broadcast. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Schram, Peninnah. Tales of Elijah the Prophet / retold by Peninnah Schram. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN: 978-0-7657-5991-7 1. Elijah (Biblical prophet)—Legends. 2. Legends, Jewish. 3. Jewish folk literature. I. Title. BS580.E4S36 1991 296.6'—dc20 90-24914 Manufactured in the United States of America. Jason Aronson Inc. offers books and cassettes. For information and catalog write to Jason Aronson Inc., 230 Livingston Street, Northvale, New Jersey 07647. To the six people in my life who opened successive doors to teach and to tell— to record and to write— in them are sparks of Elijah Alan J. Schwartz Abraham Tauber David Mirsky Nathan Kolodney Richard Borgersen Arthur Kurzweil Contents Foreword by Dov Noy Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction When Will the Messiah Come? Elijah and the Three Wishes 1. Elijah’s Mysterious Ways 2. The Life-giving Flower 3. Welcome to Clothes 4. Beroka and Elijah the Prophet 5. The Wine of Paradise 6. The Synagogue of Elijah the Prophet 7. Elijah’s Three Gifts 8. A Tale Retold at a Feast 9. Things Could Be Far Worse 10. The Healing Fruit 11. Her Wisdom Is Her Beauty 12. Elijah’s Partnership 13. Elijah the Prophet and the Son of a Wise Man 14. Looking for His Luck 15. The Emissary of Elijah the Prophet 16. The Man Whose Words Came True 17. Elijah the Prophet on the Seder Night 18. The Neighbors 19. The Modest Scholar 20. A Blessing in Disguise 21. The Ignorant Beadle 22. Laughter and Tears 23. The Jewels of Mitzvah 24. The Inheritance 25. All Because of a Loaf of Bread 26. The Proper Response 27. Rachel and Akiva: A Love Story 28. A Beggar’s Blessing 29. The Bride’s Wisdom 30. The Repentant Rabbi 31. The Agunah, the Rabbi, and the “Sheep” 32. The Greeting 33. A Choice of Years 34. The King, the Adviser, and the Jewish Boy 35. The Chasid’s Good Deeds 36. Elijah’s Lullaby Endnotes Glossary Bibliography Index

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