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86 Detroit Jewish News
ers that God is "in the between, in
between us."
Rabbi Sasso explains that this book
was
inspired partly by reading Martin
oes God ride a bicycle?" a
Buber's
writings about finding God in
4-year old recently asked,
relationships. "Once we can see God
leaving her parents amused
in the faces of others, we can see God
but sweating over how to
in the world around us," she says.
respond.
Another message of the book is the
Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, an
idea
of "what faith enables us to do."
author of children's books who shares
She
adds:
"You have to really know
the pulpit of an Indianapolis syna-
what
you
believe
in order to write for
gogue with her husband, Rabbi Den-
children."
nis Sasso, feels strongly that parents
In Sasso's books, God is a
should engage in conversations about
metaphor. And God is God, not
God with their children, even if they
Hashem, as in books written from a
don't have all of the answers.
more traditional point of view. The
"It's fine to say I don't know, this is
people pictured are from diverse races
something I've been thinking about.
and backgrounds.
The most important thing is to
She says that her books
explore the question," she
.(:\
are
for "children of all
says.
religions. While I feel that
God In Between, beautiful-
it's important for kids to
ly illustrated by Sally Sweet-
have a strong religious
land (Jewish Lights; $16.95),
identity in their particular
is Rabbi Sasso's fifth book
tradition, it's important to
for young children. Her first
have books in which they
book, God's Paintbrush, is
can share a common con-
something of a publishing
versation and understand
Sandy Eisenberg
. phenomenon, having sold
what unites them with —/
Sasso: "Parents can
more than 60,000 copies
learn a lot about
others."
since its 1992 publication,
faith from their
At the same time, she
and it continues to sell (in
chi
ren."
points
out that her books
most cases, a 20,000 copy
are
used
by Orthodox fami-
sale is considered successful).
lies
and
there's
nothing
in them that
That book is the best-selling title in
would be offensive to "anyone in any
Jewish Lights' 8-year history. Rabbi
religious community."
Sasso is also the author of In God's
While Rabbi Sasso believes that
Name, which has sold 45,000 copies,
kids need concrete metaphors to
But God Remembered: Stories of Women
understand abstract concepts, she says,-_-----/\
from Creation to the Promised Land
and A Prayer for the Earth: The Story of it's important to give them a "multi-
plicity of images" of God; each image
Naamah, Noah's Wife.
is a partial knowing and "one image
The latest book is the story of
can move into idolatry."
townspeople in a town with no roads,
Talking about God in terms of love
homes with no windows, who try to
or justice is appropriate too, she says
search for God. They send a search
— as long as they "don't get stuck on
party of two to find God in the
one idea."
mountains, sea or desert; each searches
Rabbi Sasso, who was the first
alone, unsuccessfully.
woman
to be ordained by the Recon-C (
But ultimately they find God in
structionist
Rabbinical College; the
helping each other, clearing a path
first rabbi to become a mother and the
between their homes and building
first to share a pulpit with her hus-
windows. They return to tell the oth-
band (who's a Conservative rabbi),
feels that her books can help parents
Sandee Brawarsky is a New York-
to open up spiritual conversations
based book critic.
SAND EE BRAWARS KY
Special to The Jewish News