Ghetto Tragedies

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book Ghetto Tragedies by Israel Zangwill, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Israel Zangwill ISBN: 9781465524713
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Israel Zangwill
ISBN: 9781465524713
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
"THEY THAT WALK IN DARKNESS" It was not till she had fasted every Monday and Thursday for a twelvemonth, that Zillah's long yearning for a child was gratified. She gave birth—O more than fair-dealing God!—to a boy. Jossel, who had years ago abandoned the hope of an heir to pray for his soul, was as delighted as he was astonished. His wife had kept him in ignorance of the fasts by which she was appealing to Heaven; and when of a Monday or Thursday evening on his return from his boot factory in Bethnal Green, he had sat down to his dinner in Dalston, no suspicion had crossed his mind that it was Zillah's breakfast. He himself was a prosaic person, incapable of imagining such spontaneities of religion, though he kept every fast which it behoves an orthodox Jew to endure who makes no speciality of sainthood. There was a touch of the fantastic in Zillah's character which he had only appreciated in its manifestation as girlish liveliness, and which Zillah knew would find no response from him in its religious expression. Not that her spiritual innovations were original inventions. From some pious old crone, after whom (as she could read Hebrew) a cluster of neighbouring dames repeated what they could catch of the New Year prayers in the women's synagogue, Zillah had learnt that certain holy men were accustomed to afflict their souls on Mondays and Thursdays. From her unsuspecting husband himself she had Further elicited that these days were marked out from the ordinary, even for the man of the world, by a special prayer dubbed "the long 'He being merciful.'" Surely on Mondays and Thursdays, then, He would indeed be merciful. To make sure of His good-will she continued to be unmerciful to herself long after it became certain that her prayer had been granted. II
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
"THEY THAT WALK IN DARKNESS" It was not till she had fasted every Monday and Thursday for a twelvemonth, that Zillah's long yearning for a child was gratified. She gave birth—O more than fair-dealing God!—to a boy. Jossel, who had years ago abandoned the hope of an heir to pray for his soul, was as delighted as he was astonished. His wife had kept him in ignorance of the fasts by which she was appealing to Heaven; and when of a Monday or Thursday evening on his return from his boot factory in Bethnal Green, he had sat down to his dinner in Dalston, no suspicion had crossed his mind that it was Zillah's breakfast. He himself was a prosaic person, incapable of imagining such spontaneities of religion, though he kept every fast which it behoves an orthodox Jew to endure who makes no speciality of sainthood. There was a touch of the fantastic in Zillah's character which he had only appreciated in its manifestation as girlish liveliness, and which Zillah knew would find no response from him in its religious expression. Not that her spiritual innovations were original inventions. From some pious old crone, after whom (as she could read Hebrew) a cluster of neighbouring dames repeated what they could catch of the New Year prayers in the women's synagogue, Zillah had learnt that certain holy men were accustomed to afflict their souls on Mondays and Thursdays. From her unsuspecting husband himself she had Further elicited that these days were marked out from the ordinary, even for the man of the world, by a special prayer dubbed "the long 'He being merciful.'" Surely on Mondays and Thursdays, then, He would indeed be merciful. To make sure of His good-will she continued to be unmerciful to herself long after it became certain that her prayer had been granted. II

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book Audrey by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book Tales from the Veld by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book The Kickleburys on the Rhine by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book Air Service Boys Over the Rhine Fighting Above the Clouds by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book The Religion of Numa and Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book Old Ballads by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book Our Little Danish Cousin by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book Eighteenth Century Waifs by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book The Hindu-Arabic Numerals by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book Some Summer Days in Iowa by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book Egmont by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book The Mormon Puzzle and How to Solve It by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book Shakespeare and the Stage With a Complete List of Theatrical Terms Used by Shakespeare in His Plays and Poems, Arranged in Alphabetical Order, & Explanatory Notes by Israel Zangwill
Cover of the book A March on London by Israel Zangwill
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy