Hillel Takes a Bath by Vicki L Weber

Hillel Takes a Bath by Vicki L Weber

"This love­ly, mag­nif­i­cent­ly illus­trat­ed book keeps to the spir­it of Hillel’s teach­ing by tak­ing a high­er con­cept and sim­pli­fy­ing it so it can be eas­i­ly under­stood." — Jewish Book Council Hillel's students never knew what to expect from the rabbi. A mitzvah could be an act of kindness or the observance of a ritual. What did the rabbi mean? What mysterious mitzvah could it be?

"A Jewish sage confounds his students with his surprising teaching methods in this story based on a midrash Brandishing a "large linen cloth," Hillel announces he will show how "to do a mitzvah." His students know some of the 613 mitzvot, Torah commandments that teach people how to act. They remember how Hillel ingeniously taught the Torah to a man who wanted to learn the whole thing while standing on one foot: "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.…That is the whole Torah. Now go and study." Guessing at the rabbi's intentions, the students suggest possible mitzvot: giving the cloth as tzedakah (charity), using it as a Sabbath tablecloth, or shading his parents with it. To demonstrate his lesson, Hillel shows them workers cleaning the king's statue. The king's image should be respected, but his students must understand something more important: that they "are made in God's image." He says: "When we keep ourselves clean, we honor God. And that is why taking a bath is an important mitzvah." The digital illustrations have an animation aesthetic, and the people represented have diverse skin colorings and dark hair, realistic for its ancient Middle Eastern setting. The active-learning approach will engage young readers at home or in religious classes. An appealing and effective age-appropriate introduction to some of Hillel's teachings."

— Kirkus Reviews

"This love­ly, mag­nif­i­cent­ly illus­trat­ed book keeps to the spir­it of Hillel’s teach­ing by tak­ing a high­er con­cept and sim­pli­fy­ing it so it can be eas­i­ly under­stood."

— Jewish Book Council

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781681155463
ISBN 10	168115546X
Title	Hillel Takes a Bath
Author	Vicki L Weber
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Behrman House Inc.,U.S.
Year published	2019-08-15
Number of pages	24
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.