Last Act [Paperback]

Last Act is part thriller, part historical, part literary fiction for Jewish adolescent youth on themes related to the Hakhel year and the coming of Moshiach.

Where are they all going?
In a story spanning more than 3000 years, we follow the trails of Huda, Gershom, Rivkah and Yossi — until we journey to the time where they finally all come together.

This book is a thrilling, character-driven serial story aimed to give children an immersive Hakhel experience as they live with the struggles and triumphs of children today, in the past—and in the (very-near) future.
- Tut Altz

Why is this story important to tell?
A group of children from the period of the third Beis Hamikdash take part in Hakhel. But the experience isn’t just a moment in time—their own recent past and events that are thousands of years in the making shed new perspectives on this historic happening. The imagery, backdrop, and daily-life experiences throughout will educate the reader about the time of Moshiach and how it can influence the here and now. With the use of flashbacks, the story develops slowly so the reader anticipates (and participates) in the drama and builds new insights on Hakhel and its underlying meaning and help readers live with geulah.

To understand what Hakhel is, we need to see what it is about from a historical perspective and, as the Rebbe says, visualize the event in a way that will affect our own Yiras Hashem. In addition, a fictional story engages and influences a child’s mind, emotions and spiritual feeling—which is what Hakhel is all about!

Last Act is catered primarily to children in grades 4 and up.

Binding: Paperback
Size: 6" x 9"
Pages: 225
Language: English
Publisher: Moshiach Office at Merkos
Release Date: 05/20/2023
ISBN-13: 9798218206697

Last Act [Paperback]
By: Faigy Meijers and Miriam Zaltzman
Edited by: Pessi Stolik