The Rabbi Who Flew: A Grandma Hanne Sheyne Story

By Renate Dollinger

Book Overview

Renowned throughout North America for her Jewish expressionist paintings, Renate Dollinger has written and illustrated a Jewish miracle story told with charm for children aged 6-120. The Rabbi Who Flew tells the story of a rabbi who really does fly, much to the amazement of the entire village and neighboring towns. However, Reb Finkel, the only shoemaker in the village is horrified when he notices holes in the rabbi's shoes as he flies past. What will people think of the rabbi? What will they think of him? He has to repair the rabbi's shoes without anyone knowing, so that neither the rabbi nor he would be embarrassed.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0945585209
• ISBN13: 9780945585206
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Booksmythe
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A charmingly presented, exciting, and highly enjoyable story

Written and illustrated by Renate Dollinger, a highly acclaimed Jewish painter, The Rabbi Who Flew is the first in a planned series of "Grandma Hanne Sheyne Stories," and just received a Pewter award in the 2001 Gold Ink Awards Competition (Children's Book). A closer look at the expressive color artwork and rapturous tale reveals why this children's story deserves such an honor. It seems that when Rabbi Frum prays very hard he flies! The problem is that Reb Finkel (the only shoemaker in the village of Gil) is worried that someone looking up as the Rabbi flies over would notice that he had holes in his shoes! What would people think of the "holy" Rabbi then? The Rabbi Who Flew is charmingly presented, exciting, and a highly enjoyable story for young people, presented in such a way as to evoke an atmosphere of Jewish folklore.