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ד-פּאַקס<p>Excellent article on <a href="https://babka.social/tags/DaraHorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DaraHorn</span></a>'s new children's <a href="https://babka.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> and more!</p><p>"When are <a href="https://babka.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> ready to encounter a <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> of persecution and slaughter?</p><p>One answer is provided during the seder itself, which often ends with the traditional song “Chad Gadya,” or one little goat in <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Aramaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aramaic</span></a>. It’s a “cumulative” song about a baby goat that is eaten by a cat, who’s killed by a dog, who’s beaten with a stick, culminating with the Angel of Death being slain by God. One interpretation is that the goat represents the Jewish people, and the climax of the song signals the redemption of the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jews</span></a>. It’s a dark theme smuggled into an upbeat, if macabre, children’s song.</p><p>Making light of the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/seder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seder</span></a>’s darker themes is a <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Passover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passover</span></a> tradition all its own, and Horn is on board with it.</p><p>“By the time children are old enough to appreciate [the darkness], they own the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>story</span></a>. They’re characters in the story, and they know that about themselves and that this is a story about us,” said Horn."</p><p><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/dara-horns-gonzo-time-traveling-childrens-passover-book-wants-people-to-love-living-jews/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">timesofisrael.com/dara-horns-g</span><span class="invisible">onzo-time-traveling-childrens-passover-book-wants-people-to-love-living-jews/</span></a></p>
bookandswordblog<p>The seal impression of king Hezekiah of Judah on a clay seal ("bulla") with a winged sun motif and an Egyptian ankh. Bullae were used to seal strings that closed documents, lids, and doors <a href="https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/news/king-hezekiah-in-the-bible-royal-seal-of-hezekiah-comes-to-light/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/</span><span class="invisible">news/king-hezekiah-in-the-bible-royal-seal-of-hezekiah-comes-to-light/</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ancMedToot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancMedToot</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/aramaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aramaic</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hebrew</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1879685/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1879685/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Christian town in Syria keeps biblical language of Aramaic alive but fears for its future <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Aramaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aramaic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BasharAssad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BasharAssad</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/residents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>residents</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syria</span></a></p>
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