Jewish Stories of Love and Marriage: Folktales, Legends, and Letters Penelope Black 1734199369

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and experiences through prose and poetry

but with very different meanings

“Herb Weiss’ observations

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Jewish Stories of Love and Marriage: Folktales, Legends, and Letters Penelope Black 1734199369Jewish Stories of Love and Marriage offers a treasury of tales that speak to the tenderness and passion, difficulties and blessings of love. Jewish tradition overflows with love stories from the Bible, Talmud, and Midrash. Folktales continue the tradition, and contemporary writers highlight the way their faith and love interweave and enrich each other. From Adam and Eve to Song of Songs, from legends of Solomon to the letters of Alfred and Lucie