Kimmel, Eric Even Higher

Kimmel, Eric Even Higher
Holiday House 2009 unp 16.95 978-0-8234-2020-9 elem

In this Jewish folktale, adapted from a story by I. L. Peretz, Eric Kimmel relates the story of the rabbi of Nemirov who disappears every year just before Rosh Hashanah. In this Jewish folktale, adapted from a story by I. L. Peretz, Eric Kimmel relates the story of the rabbi of Nemirov who disappears every year just before Rosh Hashanah. His congregants are sure that he is off to speak to G-d and protect them in the coming new year. A Litvak, a man from Lithuania, is mighty doubtful of this and is determined to follow the rabbi and discover just what he is doing. In the process, he finds that true holiness and goodness is dependent on more than just prayer.
The fanciful story also explains many of the Jewish traditions that occur during the High Holy Days and the lovely illustrations are reminiscent of both Chagall and Grandma Moses. This charming book ends with a note by Kimmel about the original author I. L. Peretz. SO