Originally published in The Jewish Chronicle, 22 September 1972. The gigantic compendium of the Jewish religion known as Shene Luchot Ha-Berit (abbreviated to Shelah) by Isaiah Horowitz (c. 1570-1626) was originally compiled for the edification of the author’s children (some children!) and is a remarkable testimony to Jewish spirituality at its highest. Horowitz quotes at length…
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