Ako ne još više

Abstract

Isak Lejb Perec (1852-1915) bio je poljski pisac koji je pisao na hebrejskom i jidišu. Bio je kritičar društva, naklonjen radničkom pokretu. Pisao je priče i drame. Po stilu se svrstava u realiste i romantičare. U priči "Ako ne još više" Perec govori o pokajničkoj molitvi Selihot (praštanje). To je posebna vrsta molitvi, pisana u obliku pesama koje se govore ili pevaju u dane posta, bolesti ili nevolje. Mnoge od ovih pesama ušle su u molitve u dane pred jevrejski praznik Roš Hašana. Perecova priča opisuje hasidskog rabina iz Nemirova koji umesto uobičajenog molitvenog obreda za selihot krišom čini milosrdna dela.

Isaac Leib Peretz (1852 - 1915) was a Polish writer who wrote in Hebrew and Yiddish. He was a critic of society, favored by the labor movement. He wrote stories and plays. He is classified as a realist and a romantic by style. In the story "If not more", Perec talks about the penitential prayer Selihot (forgiveness). It is a special kind of prayer, written in the form of songs that are spoken or sung on days of fasting, illness, or trouble. Many of these songs entered the prayers in the days before Rosh Hashanah. Perec's story describes a Hasidic rabbi from Nemirovo who, instead of the usual prayer ritual for selihot, secretly commits merciful deeds.