Yoineh Meir is the educated Hassid who is a contender for rabbi of Kolomir, after the death of the sitting rabbi. Powerful families conspire to appoint their own rabbi—someone other than Yoineh. As a sort of consolation prize, they appoint Yoineh the ritual slaughterer of animals to preserve the kosher tradition. A sensitive man with great compassion for animals and other living creatures, Yoineh allows himself to be convinced he should trade the job. Right away he is appalled and sickened at the task of slaughtering animals for holy feasts. Eventually he goes insane and drowns himself in the river.
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