Days of Awe: Stories for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

Three traditional folktales explore the mitzvot associated with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: charity, prayer, and repentance. In one, a couple shares what they have and finds that their samovar continues to refill. Another follows a shepherd whose devotion leads him to create his own prayers. A third brings a beggar and a rabbi together in an experience of repentance. Folk-art-style illustrations accompany the stories of the Jewish High Holy Days.