Snow in August

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The Rabbi and Michael Devlin have a very close relationship because Michael's father died in World War II, as did Rabbi Hirsh's family. When Frankie assaults Mister G, Michael is traumatized. Then Mister G falls into a coma and is lost to the ever-dwindling congregation in Rabbi Hirsh's synagogue. Also they are both in need for someone to get close to. Rabbi Hirsh has few members in his congregation and no family in America. Michael feels alone at home because his mother works and comes home late another reason for Rabbi Hirsh and Michael to be close.

The War was traumatic for Michael. His father enlisted because he loved America, but he was killed in action in Europe. Rabbi Hirsh's whole family was wiped out in the Holocaust. Therefore, they can find comfort in each other they are kind of like a father and son. Michael gives the Rabbi his old radio and the Rabbi offers Michael money for doing th


e simple, task of turning on a light. They also provide spiritual comfort for each other. Michael is a devout Catholic and the Rabbi is a devout Jew, at times they each have uncertainties about their relationships with G-d. The Rabbi wonders why his congregation can barely make a minyan any more? And Michael wonders how someone like Father Heany can just run through the service, mechanically, not thinking the nature of the prayer? Maybe they both don't know what to do?

If I could, I would ask Michael three questions. Why did he not tell on Frankie? Why did he continue to associate with his friends if he knew that their elders were anti-Semitic? Was he betraying the Rabbi by still being friends with these people? Why did he not tell on Frankie? Why did his mom tell him that being a snitch is so bad? Why did he not listen to the Rabbi, when, the Rabbi told him that not telling someone about a crime is just as bad as doing the crime itself.

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