02168cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500270014426400510017130000470022233600260026933700260029533800360032150000310035750800900038852011690047853400450164765300310169265300390172365300200176285600430178299900170182554854UtSlPG20260610134250.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHarland, Henry,d1861-190514aThe Yoke of the Thorah 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2017-06-06 aProduced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive a"The Yoke of the Thorah" by Sidney Luska is a novel written in the late 19th century. It revolves around Elias Bacharach, a young artist grappling with his emotions and obligations as he becomes infatuated with Christine Redwood, a captivating young woman from a different world. The story approaches themes of love, cultural identity, and the tension between personal desires and social expectations. The opening of the narrative establishes a dreary November day, deeply setting the mood for Elias's melancholic state of mind. Struggling with artist's block, he ventures out into the city and encounters Matthew Redwood's costuming shop, where he first glimpses Christine, sparking a profound and immediate attraction. As he learns more about her and his feelings deepen, the novel hints at the challenges posed by their differing backgrounds, particularly the weight of tradition and the Jewish laws regarding intermarriage that loom over Elias. It establishes a foundation for the exploration of their relationship and the internal and external conflicts that will arise as they navigate their budding connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aNew York (N.Y.) -- Fiction aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction aJews -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54854 c95686d95686