One of the most imaginative conjurations of Jewish folklore was that of the Golem, in particular the Golem created by the Maharal of Prague to protect the Jews of his congregation. The Maharal shaped this humanoid creature out of clay or mud in the attic of his synagogue. What animated this Jewish Frankenstein was not a jolt of electricity, but a text consisting of a single word, placed on its forehead, the original sticky note. That word was “Truth.”
I understand the solemnity and morose of this piece, but don't accept the despair. As Jews we are not the victims, anymore than we are the boogeymen. We are the teachers in the classroom and we are not doing our job, if we are complaining about the students. We know what to do, but cower to the 'children of the Hydra's teeth.' *
Thanks my friend. No despair at all. Just a description of a twisted reality that is disintegrating before our eyes. It must disintegrate, as falsehood must fall in the face of truth.
I understand the solemnity and morose of this piece, but don't accept the despair. As Jews we are not the victims, anymore than we are the boogeymen. We are the teachers in the classroom and we are not doing our job, if we are complaining about the students. We know what to do, but cower to the 'children of the Hydra's teeth.' *
Thanks my friend. No despair at all. Just a description of a twisted reality that is disintegrating before our eyes. It must disintegrate, as falsehood must fall in the face of truth.
Ehud, thinking of you during this dark time.
Thanks Michelle.