Warren Israel
Professor Wilson Ding
English 2150
September 12, 2023
Teachable Moment Abstract
This is the story about how a child has to deal with an irreconcilable loss, and how he comes to appreciate his family and culture. The boy spent a significant amount of time with his Israeli-American grandmother, who taught him Jewish culture. However, when she unexpectedly dies, her family has to learn how to cope with this death, and how to continue on without their matriarch. However, as the boy got older, he started to truly understand and value the lessons of Jewish life that his grandmother told him, and became determined to study for his Bar Mitzvah to make his grandmother proud. While preparing for his Bar Mitzvah speak, the boy looked back on his life, and saw how everyone in his family positively impacted him, and made him into the person he became.