THE BOY WHO LIT UP THE SKY

A white sheet drooping and wild, barely lit from the alleys of Katamon in the small window. A transparent candle flickers on a crumbling wooden table. On it: "The fire will burn until the coming of the Messiah", and in its shadow two burning flames merge into one. The worlds were confused, belief and instinct merged and created a new vision; Physical prayer. Darkness and light, holy heresy, a field full of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. The window was closed, Torah words were said in the room. Burning fire came out of the mouth, and strange fire from the eyes. The Boy Who Illuminated the Sky is a collection of stories, monologues and ideas that deal with the mind and soul, the thoughts behind the fears and the adults trained to hide curious children. In his fourth book, Asif Elkaim explores big ideas through small moments - the absence of light and darkness, infinite beauty and abysmal sadness, love and the anxiety of loneliness, monogamy, multiple loves and dissonance between bel