The Panic, or, The Town of Hérres

Isaac Meyer Dik

1868

The Sad Letter in the Synagogue

In the year 5594 (1834) it was the Ninth of Av, the holy day commemorating the Destruction of the Temple. In the morning, when the worshipers were lamenting at the synagogue, one of the foremost anti-Hasidim came in. Now in the Jewish towns, the common people usually pray in the great shul, while the scholars pray…

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