Tsenay-rena- a bookfor family reading, the mostcelebratedbookin Yiddish.Titlearethe first wordsof the versefrom theSong of Songs: "Stand upand seethe daughterof Zion."Retellingthe Torah(the Pentateuch)is interwovenwith comments,manyparablesand talesdrawn from theMidrashim,the Talmudand subsequentJewish literature.Easeand simplicityof style, a uniquesense ofrhythmand penetrationcontributed toTsenay-renahas become a popularfolkbook forfamily reading.She became amistress ofdoomof the Jewishwoman, herguide andmentor,introduced her tothe traditionsand faithof the people, with all theinnerspiritual worldJewry.Duringa long series ofgenerations,there wasa Jewishhome, wherewould beabsentfromTsena-rena, andfrom itevery Saturdaya Jewish womanread aloudto their childrenabout the greatevents of the pastand thegreatteachingsof the wiseamong the peopleof Israel.
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