He shakes his head. “If I had not married her, she would still be alive today”

Bilhah picks up a faded blossom and crushes it between her fingers. “If people liked her — loved her — she would not be so afraid”

“A few months ago, a sage came from Salonika. He brought his wisdom, and he also brought along this song"

Aisha bursts out, “But you are a girl. How do you know how to read and write? The Hebrew tongue, no less”

When you live within the babble of other people, it is harder to hear the voices of the people inside you

Jerusalem is a city of fire. Tzfat is the city of air, and it is the place where we go when we can no longer breathe

The words are hidden now, but the answer is clear: Moneylending to those of the Christian faith is permissible

They do not listen. Instead, they begin a chant: “Traitor, traitor, traitor.”