To fully understand any one of them, we should need to know intimately the life of the Russian Jews who figure in their pages, and to be familiar with the lore of the Talmud and the kabbalah, which colors their talk as the superstitions of Slav or Celtic lands color the talk of their respective peasants.
"Stories and Pictures"
Isaac Loeb Peretz
Eating little means sleeping little, and whole nights without sleep or food incline one to the kabbalah!
"Stories and Pictures"
Isaac Loeb Peretz
And they have been studying the kabbalah for some time!
"Stories and Pictures"
Isaac Loeb Peretz