Project Gutenberg 2023-08-18 Public domain in the USA. 149 Pinski, David 1872 1959 Pinsky, David Goldberg, Isaac 1887 1938 Goldberg, Dr. Isaac Temptations $aLondon :$bGeorge Allen & Unwin Ltd., $c1919, copyright 1921. Beruriah -- The temptations of Rabbi Akiba -- Johanan the high priest -- Zerubbabel -- Drabkin: A novelette of proletarian life -- The black cat -- A tale of a hungry man -- In the storm. Bob Taylor, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Temptations" by David Pinski is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the intricacies of human nature, exploring themes of temptation, virtue, and moral ambiguity through richly drawn characters. Among the stories is the tale of Beruriah, which intricately interweaves elements of biblical context with profound psychological insights. The opening of the collection focuses on "Beruriah," a portrait of a woman endowed with remarkable beauty, wisdom, and piety, who is the wife of Rabbi Mayer. The narrative captures her husband’s anxiety about rumors concerning her virtue, leading to a decision to test her fidelity. As Rabbi Mayer grapples with his doubts, Beruriah is revered for her strength and integrity, despite the looming threats of temptation and external judgment. This opening sets the stage for a complex interplay of trust and suspicion, exploring how external expectations and internal conflicts can impact the integrity of relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/temptationsbook00pins/page/n7/mode/2up 20201127121339pinski 1919 GB Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Jews -- Fiction Jewish fiction Pinski, David, 1872-1959 -- Translations into English Short stories, Jewish PJ Text Category: Short Stories 376176 2025-07-28T09:33:28.754222 text/html 372467 2023-08-18T19:48:34 text/html 459067 2025-07-28T09:33:36.803223 application/epub+zip 457892 2025-07-28T09:33:30.476222 application/epub+zip 386004 2025-07-28T09:33:29.492219 application/epub+zip 1221057 2025-07-28T09:33:40.986142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1185310 2025-07-28T09:33:35.750170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328613 2025-07-28T09:33:28.134217 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 328767 2023-08-18T19:48:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18115 2025-07-28T09:33:41.165139 application/rdf+xml 15973 2025-07-28T09:33:29.728196 image/jpeg 2219 2025-07-28T09:33:29.612194 image/jpeg 813150 2023-08-18T19:48:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 815051 2025-07-28T09:33:28.792221 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia