Blog for book passage

Rianna, Anthony Portera, Christian, Alex

"Saturday, the day of rest, was the day chosen for our expulsion.

      The night before, we had sat down to the traditional Friday

night meal. We had said the customary blessings over the bread and the

wine and had swallowed the food in silence. We sensed the that we were

gathered around the familial table for the last time. I spent that

night going over memories and ideas and was unable to sleep that

night."

    This passage explains how important religion was to Moshie the

Beatle and the rest of his family members, very well knowingly they

could be in danger. Friday night services, also known as the holiday

of Shabbat, is a resting day where families and friends should come

together to enjoy a meal and pray. The characters in this story wanted

to come together to enjoy their last meal together not knowing the

darkness that lies ahead of them. There was no way to know how many

lives would be lost, or the horrendous events that would take place,

but this family took advantage of the time they had left. During this

time period, religious beliefs were stronger than ever and they wanted

to keep their Jewish faith alive, as displayed here in this passage.

This piece of writing may be overlooked, but displays importance in

the characters' beliefs, which might be important later on in the

novel.