He would have died
of natural causes
by now, in any event,
the Rabbi of forever
indeterminate age
with exquisite
German penmanship.
of natural causes
by now, in any event,
the Rabbi of forever
indeterminate age
with exquisite
German penmanship.
Two sisters, six and ten,
this is their story.
The Rabbi
you already know
has no story.
this is their story.
The Rabbi
you already know
has no story.
1935, the girls are packing
for America.
Their parents will not wait
for things to become worse.
Unlike the Rabbi
the family will survive,
crossing with dishes and lamps,
candlesticks and blankets,
small enough to fit inside crates
and boxes but carrying no cash.
The government forbids
removing currency.
for America.
Their parents will not wait
for things to become worse.
Unlike the Rabbi
the family will survive,
crossing with dishes and lamps,
candlesticks and blankets,
small enough to fit inside crates
and boxes but carrying no cash.
The government forbids
removing currency.
The Rabbi comes to visit
one last time,
gives each girl a book,
a PassoverPassover is a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the Jewish people's liberation from slavery and Exodus from Egypt. Its Hebrew name is Pesakh. Its name derives from the tenth plague, in which God "passed over" the homes of the Jewish firstborn, slaying only the Egyptian firstborn. Passover is celebrated for a week, and many diaspora Jews celebrate for eight days. The holiday begins at home at a seder meal and ritual the first (and sometimes second) night. Jews tell the story of the Exodus using a text called the haggadah, and eat specific food (matzah, maror, haroset, etc). HaggadahLit. "Telling.” The haggadah is the book used at the seder table on Passover to tell the story of the Exodus, the central commandment of the holiday. It is rich in song, prayer, and legend. There are many different version of the Haggadah produced throughout Jewish history.
inscribed–
Brave RuthAn important female biblical character with her own book. The Book of Ruth, read on Shavuot, tells the story of Ruth’s devotion to her mother-in-law, Naomi, and their return to Israel. Ruth’s story is often read as the first story of conversion. Ruth is the grandmother of King David.,
Courageous HannahHannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel, who, through her prayers, is rewarded a child. She herself is also considered a prophet. Hannah's intense devotional style of prayer becomes the model, in rabbinic Judaism, for prayer in general.,
telling the story
we are commanded
to remember every year
about blood on the doorposts
and the going out from Egypt
written in simple language
a child might understand.
one last time,
gives each girl a book,
a PassoverPassover is a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the Jewish people's liberation from slavery and Exodus from Egypt. Its Hebrew name is Pesakh. Its name derives from the tenth plague, in which God "passed over" the homes of the Jewish firstborn, slaying only the Egyptian firstborn. Passover is celebrated for a week, and many diaspora Jews celebrate for eight days. The holiday begins at home at a seder meal and ritual the first (and sometimes second) night. Jews tell the story of the Exodus using a text called the haggadah, and eat specific food (matzah, maror, haroset, etc). HaggadahLit. "Telling.” The haggadah is the book used at the seder table on Passover to tell the story of the Exodus, the central commandment of the holiday. It is rich in song, prayer, and legend. There are many different version of the Haggadah produced throughout Jewish history.
inscribed–
Brave RuthAn important female biblical character with her own book. The Book of Ruth, read on Shavuot, tells the story of Ruth’s devotion to her mother-in-law, Naomi, and their return to Israel. Ruth’s story is often read as the first story of conversion. Ruth is the grandmother of King David.,
Courageous HannahHannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel, who, through her prayers, is rewarded a child. She herself is also considered a prophet. Hannah's intense devotional style of prayer becomes the model, in rabbinic Judaism, for prayer in general.,
telling the story
we are commanded
to remember every year
about blood on the doorposts
and the going out from Egypt
written in simple language
a child might understand.
