Six-year-old Josef is tormented by bullies. He is rescued from his misery by an older boy, Mosche, who lives in the Jewish quarter of Worms, a city on the Rhein River. The two boys and Mosche’s sister Miriam become friends, spending time together as Mosche teaches Josef to read. Miriam herself learns eagerly, though few of her eleventh-century contemporaries think it desirable to educate girls.
The boys are excited to meet the beloved Rabbi Scholomo of Troyes. He is called ‘the rabbi of Worms’ by the local Jews since he once studied and taught in their city.
Josef and Mosche maintain their friendship, even as ‘citizen armies’ of Christians inflict violence on Jews during the early days of the First Crusade. In a dangerous and chaotic time, Rabbi Scholomo’s teachings provide help and solace to those who face horrible dilemmas.
About the author
Eric M. Meyers is the Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor Emeritus of Religious and Jewish Studies at Duke University. He founded the Center for Jewish Studies at Duke in 1972. He co-authored with his wife, Carol Meyers, commentaries on Haggai and Zechariah in the Anchor Bible, and he served as editor in chief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East. His excavations at Sepphoris were fully published in 2018. He also served three terms as president of the American Schools/Society of Overseas Research.
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