Judah the Pious
“SMILED Eliezer, resuming his tale, “neither Judah ben Simon nor Rachel Anna wasted a moment of their first night together thinking of their neighbors in town; yet there were many villagers who, having once glimpsed Rachel Anna, dreamed of the beautiful young couple all night long. By the next morning, they had turned their dreams into a legend, which changed and grew as it spread through the countryside. In telling this tale, the young girls always emphasized the tenderness of Judah ben Simon’s... passion, while the married women seemed more concerned with his perfect fidelity; naturally, the scholars most enjoyed finding historical precedents for the idyllic romance, and began referring to the pair as ‘the new Adam and Eve.’ And there was one facet of the legend which inspired even the most sophisticated country bucks with a certain awe: It was said that the handsome couple gave in to the urgings of love everywhere, even in the most unexpected and uncomfortable regions of the forest.MoreLess
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