... and God put into ShalomÕs mouth
a cunning answer ...
At the bidding of the Nazis, the Mufti of Jerusalem arrives in Yemen to convince the king to destroy all of the Jews there.
Rabbi Shalom the Jew sits at the side of the king and awaits a miracle.
The Megillat HaYÕshuah - the Salvation Scroll of the Yemenite Jews tells a parable of the dangers of the time to the Jewish population of Yemen echoing the dangers faced in Persia at the time of Esther and Mordechai.
This translation and commentary brings to life a little-known text.