From the Fair
Shmulik the Orphan
Stories, Fantasies and Dreams—Kabbala and Magic
There are faces that God created to enchant you at first glance. Adore me, the face proclaims, and you adore it without knowing why. Shmulik the Orphan had that kind of adorable face. He had neither father nor mother, and was raised in the rabbi’s house.
Sholem became attached…
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