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A palace of pearls: the stories of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book
Introduction. Formative Years --
Role of Mysticism in Reb Nachman's Stories --
Shattering of the Vessels and the Gathering of the Sparks --
Years of Flourishing and Anguish --
Reb Nachman's Dream --
Telling Stories --
Literary Legacy --
Death and Spiritual Legacy --
Lost Princess --
Pirate Princess --
Enchanted Tree --
Bull and the Ram --
Prince Who Was Made of Precious Gems --
Missing Portrait --
Spider and the Fly --
Rabbi and His Son --
Clever Man and the Simple Man --
Merchant and the Pauper --
Prince and the Slave --
Master of Prayer --
Seven Beggars --
I. Lost Children --
II. Blind Beggar --
III. Lost Gardener --
IV. Stuttering Beggar --
V. Beggar with the Twisted Neck --
VI. Humpbacked Beggar --
VII. Beggar with No Hands --
VIII. Seventh Beggar's Tale --
Tale of the Bread --
Hanukkah Guest --
Tzaddik of Sadness --
Destined to Be a Thief --
Rich Man and the Thief --
Tale of the Pact --
Tale of the Diamond --
Palace Beneath the Sea --
Tale of Delusion --
Perfect Saint --
Mysterious Painting --
Hungarian Wine --
Angel of Losses --
Menorah of Defects --
Prince Who Thought He Was a Rooster --
Synagogue in Jerusalem --
Soul of the World --
Coming of the Messiah --
Parable of Father and Son --
Fable of the Rose and the Thistle --
Harvest of Madness --
Tale of the Millstone --
Princess of the Torah --
Fable of the Spider Web --
What Am I Holding? --
Parable of the Eggs --
Tale of the Wolf --
Map of Time and Space --
Heart of the World --
Fable of the Two Birds --
Last Resort --
Tale of the Candles --
When a Candle Is Blown Out --
Wise Son and the Foolish Son --
King and the Peasant --
Condemned Prince --
Tale of the Letter --
Three Messengers --
Royal Messenger --
Wheel of Creation --
Endless Forest --
Dream of the Shofar --
Dream of the Brides --
Tzaddik Who Was Shunned --
Vision of the Man in the Circle --
Sea of Wisdom --
Unable to Teach --
Dream of the Birds --
Dream of a Throne --
Sacrifice --
Dream of Disgrace --
Accusation --
Man Who Had Died --
Dream of a Wedding --
Treasure --
Fixer --
Jealous Minister --
Road to the Cemetery --
Tale of Two Artists --
Sabbath Guests --
Capturing the Bird --
Ba'al Shem Tov and the Preacher --
Opposition of the Birds --
Journey of the Dead Merchant --
Hasid Who Had Died --
Simple Servant --
For the Sake of a Cat --
Plank and the Pillar of Fire --
Bound to Reb Nachman --
Chamber of Souls --
Reb Yisroel the Dead --
Vision of Light --
Tale of the Plums --
Scribe --
Sabbath Fish --
Lost Tale --
Journey to Kamenetz --
Sword of the Messiah --
Master of the Field --
Tale of the Lamp --
Hidden Saint --
Healing Verse --
Argument with the Evil One --
Tale of the Question --
Divining from the Zohar --
Tale of the Heavenly Court --
Mysterious Old Man --
Rabbi's Attendant in the World-to-Come --
Book That Was Burned --
Letter from the Beyond --
Reb Nachman's Chair --
Reb Nachman's Tomb --
Soul of Reb Nachman --
Garment for the Moon --
Souls of Trees --
Celestial Orchestra --
Mountain of Fire --
Lost Tzaddik --
Golden Bird --
Tale of the Deer --
Princess of Light --
Hollow of the Sling --
I. Art of Telling and Retelling --
II. Exile of the Shekhinah --
III. How the Ari Created a Myth and Transformed Judaism --
Sources of the Myth --
Story of the Light --
How To Gather the Sparks --
Original Error-or Creation --
Human Task --
Myth for the Scattered and Isolated --
IV. Cosmic Cataclysms in Jewish Tradition --
V. Diagram of the Ten Sefirot --
VI. Important Dates in Reb Nachman's life.
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Contributors
Jacobrown, Zann illustrator
Schwartz, Howard,1945- author, translator
Shapiro, Rami M. author of introduction, etc
Schwartz, Howard,1945- author, translator
Shapiro, Rami M. author of introduction, etc
ISBN
9780190243562
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