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A Niggun is a prayer that is chanted, usually at the beginning of a Jewish prayer service. This particular Niggun 2as written as poetry by Elie Weisel. As the musical part of the niggun, its difficult to say if it would lead you to a meditative state.
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Racism, War
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
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Strong character development:
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Loveable characters:
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Diverse cast of characters:
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Flaws of characters a main focus:
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hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Elie Wiesel is best known for his Night trilogy, in which he tells of his experience as a Jewish young man in nazi camps during WWII. Night is one of my all time top reads. It is very powerful.
Wiesel's The Tale of a Niggun is a narrative poem about the WWII experience of Jews in the ghettos of Europe. On the eve of the Purim holiday the leaders of a Jewish ghetto are trying to grapple with the demands of the Nazis that 10 Jewish be handed over to by hung in order to avenge the death of the 10 sons of Haman, the villain from the Purim story. The rabbi in this poem calls on spirits of past rabbis to help guide him in this difficult decision. This is a story of morality, faith, religion, loyalty, and preservation. Lovely, emotional, and powerful.
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy.
Wiesel's The Tale of a Niggun is a narrative poem about the WWII experience of Jews in the ghettos of Europe. On the eve of the Purim holiday the leaders of a Jewish ghetto are trying to grapple with the demands of the Nazis that 10 Jewish be handed over to by hung in order to avenge the death of the 10 sons of Haman, the villain from the Purim story. The rabbi in this poem calls on spirits of past rabbis to help guide him in this difficult decision. This is a story of morality, faith, religion, loyalty, and preservation. Lovely, emotional, and powerful.
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy.
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I want to be joyous
exuberant
I want to sing in ecstasy
and dance,
and dance with my being.
and about my happinesss
of being Jewish,
of being God's creature
participating in His work
and occupying His thought,
I want to open the gates of joy
and make it flood
the world below
and the world above
A Jew is never alone
you ought to know that.
Even when he dies,
he does not die alone.
Self-sacrifice is not the answer
Content Warnings
Moderate: Genocide
This about set during the Holocaust
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was so beautiful
It was told through verse and I devoured it in one go. Such powerful language and imagery.
Would definitely recommend
It was told through verse and I devoured it in one go. Such powerful language and imagery.
Would definitely recommend