| Show WHISPERED STORY RF PF RUTH and each little jewish girt girl was rewarded with feast cake for her effort in the east side of now york as in ili the east end of london the jewish quarter of paris or Juden gasse of berlin thousands of jewish mothers and grandmothers gathered the little daughters of the family to them one night recently into tiny ears earl was whispered the story of ruth both the faithful in each kitchen stood a new broom and tallow candles candies burned brightly on tables spread with meats wines and cakes little daughter each mother whispered do you know what ruth said to naomi yes each little girl replied eagerly she had rehearsed the great epic for weeks keeli s ruth said entreat me not to leave thee or to return from following after thee for whither thou boest I 1 will go and where thou hodg est st I 1 will lodge thy shall be my people lad ad thy god my god and beaming her pride each mother then said good I 1 here is a cake for you thus the feast of was ushered in the broom was just as much a part of the ceremony as the reward of a cake with it one could sweep out the spirits and demons the schei dim lm and which ghetto traditions of the medieval ages insist are present during 0 omer er the time between passover and new york tribune |
