YJN #199 - 05/24/10 - A YJN Mystery: How Did Longfellow Come By His Talmudic Knowledge?
Content Summary Rabbi Roberto Graetz ponders a mystery: How did American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow come by his knowledge of the Talmud? In a poem, Wadsworth invokes an obscure angel, Sandalphon, whose appearance is strictly Talmudic.
This week’s links:
- Wikipedia listing for Sandalphon
- Archaeon Sandalphon from Inner Light-Workers
- Sandalphon, the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Sandalphon: Facts, Discusion Forum and Encyclopedia Article
- The Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in its entirety, from Google Books
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