He is toughest on Asher hurt that his son shows more interest in drawing than in studying the Torah, that he has greater ambitions for his artwork than he does for his people.īut art is not an interest to Asher, it is a compulsion. Asher’s father is a well-known and very respected in the community for the work he does for the Rebbe, helping to bring Jews fleeing persecution in Soviet Russia to the U.S. His “hobby” is foolish, nice at best and a curse from the sitra achra at worst. Unfortunately for Asher, art and aesthetic beauty are not considered worthy pursuits by his family or community in general. He is also an extremely talented artist, which is apparent from the first time he picks up a pencil as a young child. Asher Lev is a Hasidic Jew in 1940’s and 50’s Crown Heights, Brooklyn (a neighborhood very close to my own!).
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