Susanah's Story
I remember being a young girl surrounded by a large family as well as external family of aunts, uncles, cousins and more. Though we were distinctively of the Tribe of Benjamin we had distinctive connections with those of the other 12 tribes – this was through out mothers. There were certain women within each tribe that held together the stories and the memories of the ancient days as well as the current time. These women, our mothers, met regularly to discuss and to share. Though yes, the men learned Torah and brought this into the home – the women held the tradition of heritage and of lineage. Though I was the youngest of many (I had 12 siblings – only 2 of which were girls! and they were older). All around me were brothers. Because of this, I was taken with my mother to the gatherings of these women from the other tribes. As I aged a bit, I began to understand a bit of what was going on within the secrets of the information they held. Even at such a very...