Tales of a Jewess (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV. THE JEWISH WEDDING. If to behold thee as my pledge of happiness, To know none fair, none excellent but thee; If still to love thee with unwearied constancy, Through ev'ry season, ev'ry change of life, Be worth the least return of grateful love: Then let my Calista bless this day, And set it down for happy.?Rowe. Judith had just entered the drawing room, when she was accosted by her youngest brother, Ema- nuel,?"Well, sister," said he, "you are late; have you been attending the Shuel this evening; or, are you just returned from a walk?" " My dear, I have been seeking you, to tell you it is time to see Sabbath out." He placed her arm in his, and they returned to the parlour, to finish the Sabbath. Her father stood in the midst of his children?consisting of Judith and her three brothers. Her mother, too ill to stand, had her couch drawn near the table, where, according to the rites of her religion, the Shobbos f was to be Synagogue. t Sabbath.?Ste also Note ('). put out. Rabbi Isaac waited for the approach of the youthful pair, and then began to chaunt. On the table stood a glass of wine, a box of spice, and a burning taper. When prayers were ended, a piece of paper was lighted, and then the wine poured on it, so as to extinguish it; her father then handed it to his wife; she handed it to the Rabbi; and he passed it to every one standing round the table, beginning with the eldest. Then the spice was passed round in like manner; the wine was tasted by each; and after a short prayer, Sabbath was out. Judith and her brothers then bent their heads to their parents for their blessing; which was given in the name of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Music and conversation passed away the time, till they retired to bed, which gave Judith liberty to indulge in thoughts,...