In 'Zhen Yu and the Snake,' author Erica Lyons adapts a well-known story about Rabbi Akiva's daughter while also highlighting China's rich Jewish history
(JTA) Rabbi Akiva’s daughter was destined for death on her wedding day, at least according to the star-gazers. So the early Jewish sage seemed resigned to his daughter’s fate. But on the wedding day, Rabbi Akiva’s daughter offered a poor old man her portion of the wedding feast. That night, before going to […]
Erica Lyons’ new children’s book, “Zhen Yu and the Snake,” is set in 12th-century Kaifeng, China, the city where Persian Jewish merchants established China’s first Jewish community.