“A Whole Loaf”

In this, one of the most characteristic of Agnon’s surreal, nightmarish stories, we encounter the narrating author as the dramatized ego struggling against the unfinished task. Not for nothing was Agnon compared to Kafka because of this story—but such comparison (at which Agnon bristled) misses the point as evidenced by the unraveling of the story’s many spiritual symbols.

This series takes place IN PERSON at Agnon House, 16 Klausner Street, Jerusalem (no Zoom broadcast).

Rabbi Jeffrey Saks is director of research at Jerusalem’s Agnon House.