Folktales of the Kurdistani Jews
Jonah ben Gabriel
ca. 1843
The Plague of Hailstones
The year 5573 (1813) was a leap year (in the Jewish calendar). On the twenty-fourth of Nisan, the Sabbath right after Passover, after midday, the skies became overcast and rain fell. Afterward it hailed for about half an hour. The hailstones were large and small, some as big as walnuts. However, a few people came forth…
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