Aleppo Tales eBook Haim Sabato
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The Jewish community of Aleppo, Syria, the biblical Aram Soba, is one of the world’s most ancient. The community serves as guardian of the famous Keter Torah scroll, and boasts of a synagogue dating back to the Second Temple Period. This three-story collection interlaces the fictionalized history of Sabato’s Aleppo family with social and political turmoil spanning more than a century, from Syria to France and Israel. Sabato skillfully describes how religious values, practice, and faith provide the strength for the Aleppo Jewish community and its descendants to live through difficult times and build meaningful lives.
Aleppo Tales eBook Haim Sabato
This is the best book I have read in a long time. The author effortlessly transports the reader to another place and time. He refers to biblical and rabbinic literature. There is a glossary in the back that explains (briefly) what the texts are that he is referring to. I will read all his books that have been translated into English.Product details
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Aleppo Tales eBook Haim Sabato Reviews
In this volume, Rabbi Haim Sabato takes his readers through the maze of traditions, characters, and stories of his native Syrian Jewish heritage.
Wonderful reading.
What I expected was a volume of short stories about life in Aleppo, Syria ... I found this and much more. What I discovered was a wonderful saga where the religious traditions, the foundation of life in Aleppo, became a golden thread which connected the lives of several generations of descendants from Aleppo, some of whom were faithful and a few who were tempted to stray from religious practice and how they returned to the traditions of their ancestors. In this book the reader discovers how religious values, practice, and faith provides the strength for different generations from this community to live through difficult times, build meaningful lives now and for future generations ... no matter where they live in the world.
Passages from the Torah are interspersed, various religious holidays are discussed in proper context, specific religious terminology is used appropriately and with emphasis within certain passages ... the uninitiated reader gets a true flavor of the culture and depth of religious practice which is extremely important in the lives of the characters all of whom have roots in Aleppo. I was thoroughly impressed with how the author used a nonlinear approach to weave the past and present throughout the stories in this book. This approach made them even more real. The inclusion of the lyrics of certain hymns during religious holidays and the description of specific religous practices provides a cohesive bond in the stories.
One story involved a mystery about why a particular line in a hymn had been changed. The main character uncovered how a serious dissension within a religous community resulted in an important hymn being altered. Another appealing story was about a very intelligent student from Aleppo who won a scholarship to study in Paris and that he failed to follow his religious teaching. He became a protestor and held very strong political convictions; he was sincere and had many followers. By chance he visited the Louvre where he found a menorah which looked familiar. Upon closer inspection he saw his family name engraved on the menorah ... how this occurrence changed his life is worth discovering. There are many stories within each chapter that are just as poignant and heart-warming. The last chapter in the book shows how a synagogue in Israel chose their rabbi and how a much beloved and revered rabbi from Aleppo received this honored position. There is also a surprise ending that is filled with dignity, honor and respect. My interest was held by each story and chapter. Wisdom is revealed throughout the book along with the fascinating religious, spiritual and cultural contents.
Erika Borsos (erikab93)
As a descendant of the Jewish community of Aleppo, which is rich in tradition, Sabato has many stories to tell. However, this book is simply too slow-moving and discursive to be fully satisfying. As a literary detective story, the first tale is promising but just isn't told in a way that is exciting or dramatic. This book would have been better had Sabato concentrated on keeping his plot moving, or had he written it as a nonfiction memoir of growing up in this unique Jewish civilization.
Perhaps the problem is that the magic of a writer like S.J. Agnon, to whom Sabato is often compared, is just not easily duplicated.
It was my first time to read one of stories by Israeli bestseller Haim Sabato, his family, history, tradition and love of God.
Beautifully captured, beautifully told. Loved reading every word of it.
Another great piece by Rabbi Sabato, full of emotions and melancholy, yet very interesting to ready with lots of teachings.
Such a sad story in the light of what is happening in Aleppo now! Beautifully told.
This is the best book I have read in a long time. The author effortlessly transports the reader to another place and time. He refers to biblical and rabbinic literature. There is a glossary in the back that explains (briefly) what the texts are that he is referring to. I will read all his books that have been translated into English.
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