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FROM THE MAHARALLL

OUT TO PRAGUE

TO PROTECT THE SYNAGOGUE

— the rest of my genius adaptation was censored for being too awesome —

Emet means truth, it is written across the forehead of the Golem, a creature from Jewish Folklore animated to protect the Jewish people. However, Golems are notorious for getting confused, and often end up going on a rampage. The Golem is then deactivated by rubbing out the aleph so that it reads “Met” or death.

To me the Golem represents anger — specifically the anger of someone who has been deeply hurt. I am a strong proponent of the idea that anger serves a purpose, and we (as a society) tend to villainize it in a way that is the opposite of useful — however I am also well aware of how quickly anger can change from an impulse to protect oneself to a murderous rage. I think the problem is that we are not filling our anger/pain with enough attentiveness.

The smudged Aleph represents a choice. I don’t actually know what choice that is! And if I did, I wouldn’t tell you - it is up to each individual to figure out what that choice is for themselves.

Truth or Death: Which Will You Choose?

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