Saturday, January 28, 2017

Reading Notes: Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends, Part B

The Sleep of One Hundred Years:
-foreshadow to how Onias would ultimately be the one he was saving the dates and water for
-after sorrow can come joy, even if it is time for others to enjoy it
-Jerusalem remained, but it was not the same one - everything had changed and the things he loved were gone
-give the grandson more of a role, pleads with Onias to stay

King for Three Days:
-obvious parallel between Godfrey and Hitler with their hatred/destruction of the Jews
-as Rashi's prophecies keep coming true, Godfrey's confidence wanes and his closest companions tell him to turn back or he will surely perish
-Godfrey chooses to kill anyone who opposes him and keep going
-ultimately Rashi is right and predicts Godfrey's exact doom





The Higgledy-Piggledy Palace:
-go through all the different ways to sneak Sarah in and finally they come up with putting her in a large box but that ends up drawing the most attention
-Sarah told the Pharaoh that Abraham was her brother to spare his life
-the spirit that attacks Pharaoh - at first he doesn't realize what is happening and is embarrassed in front of Sarah, but then he realizes that she is the reason he is being tormented



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