Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. In the Synagogue xvii
6. Introduction 1
7. The Messiah's Mother Lamentation 21
8. The Rise and Fall 49
9. "Who Will Save Us?" 85
10. Yaakov and Rachel 123
11. Against Ephemerality 157
12. Notes 163
13. Bibliography 197
14. Index 213