Out of the Blue

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O verworked overstrained overtasked with limited food or sleep — this was the state Klal Yisrael was living in while in galus Mitzrayim. A new king had risen a new Pharaoh who (said he) didn’t know of Yosef. How long would this go on? They must have wondered. It seemed like forever.

Then on an ordinary day Moshe and Aharon appeared with surprising news. “Hashem sent us to inform you that He will release us from this slavery.” The release also arrived at a most unexpected time — midnight. Klal Yisrael fled only to learn they were being chased by the Mitzrim and hitting a dead end at the water. That’s when we experienced the most unpredicted miracle — Kri’as Yam Suf.

So many of us are grandchildren of Holocaust survivors and so many of our zeides and bubbies have countless stories of how they were near certain death when “out of the blue” a Hand from Above saved them time and again. With this in mind I’m happy to present Jr.’s Pesach story supplement a superb collection from our talented fiction writers.

Enjoy and a gut Yom Tov!

Libby

Treasure Hunt

Chaim Finkelstein

Dovid Lemberg couldn’t believe his eyes. The rays of the setting sun shone on a golden treasure before him. Dovid had found many treasures before but none as special as this. He quickly bent down and pulled it out of the box of trash in front of his neighbor’s house.