The Rabbi of Worms

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M. K. Hammond. The Rabbi of Worms

The Rabbi of Worms

Table of Contents

Foreword

Pronunciation Guide

PART ONE

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

PART TWO

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Afterword

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M. K. Hammond

The setting is the Rheinland in the period before the First Crusade, which began in 1096 and culminated in the capture of Jerusalem in 1099. The author draws her inspiration from the life of the venerated sage Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac, also known as Rashi, who studied in Mainz and Worms before founding a yeshiva in Troyes. In creating a sense of historical authenticity, Hammond captures the positive and tolerant atmosphere that characterized the era just before the fateful events that followed the Crusades. She does this by depicting the lives of men and women in both the Jewish and Christian communities who exemplify the very best of those traditions and of human nature. For the moral voice for understanding the tragic turn of events at the end of the century, she turns to Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac and his teachings; he helps the protagonists in their quest to understand what was happening in the world around them and enables the reader to extract the very best and noble aspects of the two traditions.

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“I can’t, because I have to haul water in the morning and help my mother in the afternoon.” Josef hesitated. “Could . . . could you teach me to read?”

“Well, my father says it is the duty of every scholar to teach others. So I guess if you want to learn to read, I’ll have to teach you. But you’ll need to know Hebrew first.”

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