Jairus's Daughter

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Patti Rutka. Jairus's Daughter

Jairus’s Daughter

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A Midrash

Patti Rutka

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Yet despite all his piety, despite all his praying and begging the priests, he could do nothing for Aviel. Any difficulty in life he still soothed best by walking furiously as if to escape it physically, and Rivka knew this about him.

Once, during an argument with her, he had run out of the house, jumped onto Nabby, and kicked him into running. Jairus’s legs had hung down close to the ground almost as low as his mouth was turned, and while he didn’t care how ridiculous he looked to the neighbors, he did notice that though the donkey got him away from the scene faster it didn’t provide the satisfaction of his long legs striding out his fury. During their arguments, Rivka and he could barely contain the volume of their voices, so the small community was aware that he was a man of passion and that she spoke freely of her convictions. In this jerk-and-tumble rhythm they moved forward in their growth as a couple, rounding their edges as they went.

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