Perhaps to make it more relatable to children, this version of Peretz's story has a local child encouraged by his friends to discover if their rabbi truly goes to heaven before Rosh Hashanah. Some of the rungs of the ladder of Tzedakah are quoted by the rabbi, although he doesn't mention the highest, which is to make the receiver financially independent. As the boy follows the rabbi we learn a bit about shtetl life; these details also make the story longer.

I found the white letters against the colorful illustrations a little hard to read.

Other versions include the picture books of the name by Barbara Cohen and Eric A. Kimmel. ( )