copyright Roger Bultot
“I want something like Bibleman, but cooler. And for Jews.”
Jeff wasn’t sure how the rabbi had heard of Bibleman. “So, you want me to create . . . Torahman?”
“No, that’s too stereotypical. I want something original. And tougher. How about The Maccabee?”
“Okay.” Jeff didn’t know how to draw a Maccabee. “Does he throw stars of David?”
“Sure.”
“And his sidekick could be Dreidl Boy.”
The rabbi frowned. “That seems stereotypical.”
“Does he kill people?”
“No! He just teaches kids about Judaism.”
“He teaches? So he’s basically. . . Torahman then.”
The rabbi looked deflated. “Fine, Torahman. And stick Dreidl Boy in there too.”
When I finished writing this, I did a Google search and apparently there is a Torahman already, although his sidekick is called Mitzvah Boy. It seems you can’t make this stuff up.
The Green-Walled Tower 
May 1st, 2019 at 10:59 am
People of the Book, huh?
May 1st, 2019 at 7:34 pm
Exactly. : )
May 1st, 2019 at 11:23 am
Sometimes stereotypical is the way to go 🙂
May 1st, 2019 at 7:34 pm
It’s what people recognize at least and anyway, stereotypes are there for a reason, right? 🙂
May 1st, 2019 at 11:25 am
Entertaining dialogue 🙂
May 1st, 2019 at 12:46 pm
Damn, this was fun, David. Love the line… “No! He just teaches kids about Judaism.”
May 1st, 2019 at 7:33 pm
Thanks, Ted. 🙂 It was fun to write too.
May 1st, 2019 at 2:47 pm
Dear David,
This made me smile and then laugh. Of course I had to Google Torah Man and Mitzvah Boy. Who nu? Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
May 1st, 2019 at 7:32 pm
Thanks, Rochelle. I had a couple ideas for this picture that didn’t pan out, so went with the light-hearted one. 🙂 Have a great week!
May 2nd, 2019 at 4:08 am
I could almost hear them talking! Clever.
Keith’s Ramblings is but a click away!
May 5th, 2019 at 8:55 pm
Thanks! I’m glad you liked it.
May 2nd, 2019 at 8:44 am
I enjoyed the story, but will admit that my biggest laugh was reading your note at the end.
May 3rd, 2019 at 4:53 am
David is a master of dialogue. He’s taught me so much.
May 5th, 2019 at 8:47 pm
The truth is stranger than fiction, as they say. 🙂
May 2nd, 2019 at 1:17 pm
I loved this. The conversation was so real. But, as Trent said, your note at the end made me laugh 🙂
May 2nd, 2019 at 5:13 pm
What a fun read, entertaining dialogue and the addendum made me laugh, too.
May 5th, 2019 at 8:51 pm
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
May 2nd, 2019 at 5:54 pm
That was great!
You could write about a street kid called Mazel Tough.
Randy
May 5th, 2019 at 8:51 pm
Ooh, I really like Mazel Tough. 🙂
May 2nd, 2019 at 11:06 pm
I definitely had to smile at the end. Sometimes we think we are “out there” only to find out… nope. It’s been done!
This was fun, David.
May 3rd, 2019 at 4:52 am
Me too. He’s a great writer, our David. 🙂
May 3rd, 2019 at 8:02 am
He does!
May 3rd, 2019 at 8:02 am
He is!
May 5th, 2019 at 8:50 pm
Thanks, Dale. There’s nothing new under the sun, I suppose.
May 3rd, 2019 at 4:52 am
I love the name…Mitzvah Boy and enjoy how you pen urban, quasi, if you will, Biblical tales. It’s a knack you have. You always write such great FF.
May 5th, 2019 at 8:48 pm
Thanks, my friend. I would write just for my own pleasure, but it is nice to know when others enjoy them too, as you know.
May 3rd, 2019 at 7:53 am
That’s great, David. It seems there are superheroes in all walks of life. The kids will no doubt love it. 😀 — Suzanne
May 4th, 2019 at 1:11 am
Why didn’t Jeff draw a picture of Rabbi? Doesn’t he do exactly the same thing he is asking him to draw?
May 5th, 2019 at 8:45 pm
Good point. I could see a superhero called the Rabbi. 🙂
May 4th, 2019 at 9:25 am
A cute story! I enjoyed the easy dialogue between the two and the rabbi’s frustration at not being understood. He knew what he wanted, just hard to get across.
May 5th, 2019 at 8:44 pm
Yeah, it’s hard to make the leap between desire and concept sometimes.
May 4th, 2019 at 7:27 pm
This one sent me in chuckles. I know that rabbi! Enjoyed!!
May 5th, 2019 at 8:28 pm
Thanks! 🙂
May 5th, 2019 at 2:26 am
I enjoyed both your story and your footnote. Double whammy this week.
May 5th, 2019 at 8:27 pm
Thanks, Sandra. I found this one a bit more difficult, but I’m happy with what I came up with.
May 6th, 2019 at 3:00 pm
LOL