The Prisoner
Lines and brick, what does it mean? She sees them when she closes her eyes at lights-out. She palpates her temples, feeling deep grooves from electrodes’ repeat scarring. Her jaws clench and she shudders in sympathetic memory of cold metal tables and burly, hairy arms holding her down. Her fetal curl tightens.
She doesn’t cry anymore. All of her tears have released themselves. She knows she is waiting.
One midnight, a nearby explosion shakes her cage. Gunfire, smoke, screams fill her senses.
“We’ve come for you, Rabbi,” says a deep voice.
She turns to see a familiar face; remembers.
[99 words]
I tried to learn if women can be rabbis in the Jewish faith and did not find a definitive answer. In the world of fiction they can.
Update: multiple people have commented that there are female rabbis.
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the host of Friday Fictioneers.
Tao-Talk 
Not among the Orthodox but the Reform synagogues are quite a bit more liberal and have both male and female Rabbis.
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Oh ok, good to know. Maybe that’s why I got conflicting info on the search.
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Just like Christianity has various denominations, religious Judaism isn’t a single, monolithic thing.
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Exactly what James said. The daughter of one of my friends is a rabbi. Your story was rather unsettling.
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Thanks for reading. It makes me wonder why she was kidnapped, imprisoned, and tortured and happy that her compatriots found and released her.
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yes, I believe they can!
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Good :)
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That’s really an unsettling set of events, Lisa. Great story! 👍
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Yasan, thank you!
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You’re welcome, Lisa! Have a wonderful day! ☺️
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I’m hoping this is rescue. I think it s
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Neil just re-read it and see where it could be ambiguous. Yes it is a rescue. Thanks for reading and your comment.
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Glad she was released. The world seems to have no reason any more. (K)
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Great build up of tension in this piece Lisa🙌
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Ange, thank you!
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❤️
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Hi Lisa,
I read a few other stories, I liked yours the best because it is within the word limit and it is historical fiction.
About female Rabbi… I saw a female Rabbi on a TV show.
Have a good day,
Surabhi
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Surabhi, thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts.
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I found your story very intriguing…an interesting twist.
There was a comedy program of the radio some years back… the central Characters were Rabbis …one from a reform synagogue was a woman. The program was called The young Rabbi. 💜💜💜
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Willow happy you found the story intriguing. Cool on The Young Rabbi and that women can be them.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Attractive_Young_Rabbi
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