Jewish folklore
19 entries in the Jewish Folklore compendium.
Jewish folkloreJewish folklore includes legends, proverbs, and tales of the supernatural.AggadahNon-legalistic rabbinic lore conveying moral and theological truths.Allegory of the long spoonsA parable showing cooperation as the key to paradise.Jewish pope AndreasLegend of a Jewish convert who became pope and aided Jews.Yihye BashiriYemenite scribe whose manuscripts shaped Jewish liturgy and law.The Donkey's HeadA Jewish-Tunisian folktale of an enchanted donkey-headed husband.The Dyke and the DybbukA satirical novel about a dybbuk haunting a modern lesbian.Eldad ha-DaniNinth-century traveller who claimed to visit lost tribes.Legends of the JewsCompilation of aggadah from Mishnah, Talmud, and Midrash.Like sheep to the slaughterA simile for passive victimhood, contested in Holocaust memory.Judah Loew ben BezalelTalmudic scholar, mystic, and subject of the Golem legend.Midrash HaGadol14th-century Yemenite compilation of aggadic midrash on the Torah.Mishlè Shu'alimA medieval Jewish collection of fox fables.Palestine Institute of Folklore and EthnologyA short-lived institute for ethnographic research in mandatory Palestine.Pardes (legend)Four rabbis entered the orchard; only one left unharmed.The Rooster PrinceA Hasidic parable of a prince cured by descending to his level.Ruth RubinFolklorist who preserved Yiddish songs from Holocaust survivors.Three haresA circular motif of three hares sharing ears across cultures.Yossele the Holy MiserA legendary figure from 17th-century Kraków folklore, known for hidden generosity.
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