Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land #[nn]

"Prologue," a poignant story from *Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land* (2011), weaves together the voices of Sharon Rudahl, Peretz Hirshbein, and Edgar G. Ulmer in a quiet yet resonant tale of displacement and connection. Illustrated, inked, and colored by Sharon Rudahl, the story follows Levi, a wandering scholar who finds unexpected meaning in a village where learning is both a labor and a kind of prayer. As he teaches the boys and observes the rhythms of daily life, a moment of quiet revelation with a young woman named Dina shifts his path in ways that feel both inevitable and tender. The cover, by David Lasky, captures the story’s quiet gravity with a simple, evocative image.