Here is the sec­ond beau­ti­ful book about the Abayu­daya Jew­ish com­mu­ni­ty in Ugan­da by an award-win­ning author who grew up in it.

As she did in her first book about Shoshi, Shoshana Nam­bi poignant­ly and ele­gant­ly describes what it is like to be a young girl in the Abayu­daya com­mu­ni­ty. With clear text, accom­pa­nied by rich­ly col­ored evoca­tive illus­tra­tions, she shows us what it is like to pre­pare for Shab­bat in her child­hood home. We meet fam­i­ly mem­bers and expe­ri­ence the con­duct of their cof­fee busi­ness as well as watch­ing them pre­pare for Shab­bat amid a busy, full, and pro­duc­tive life. Shoshi learns that Shab­bat is a time for slow­ing down and appre­ci­at­ing the beau­ty of the envi­ron­ment, fam­i­ly, and Jew­ish tra­di­tion. Read­ers get a detailed look into a world that might be far from their own, but is nev­er­the­less filled with sim­i­lar val­ues. Soshi’s world is one of love, beau­ty, enjoy­ment, and appre­ci­a­tion for all that one has.

A short appen­dix tells us more about the Abayu­daya com­mu­ni­ty and the ways it has changed with the times. A use­ful glos­sary of terms is includ­ed as well.