Naomi and Her Daughters
1A Present Rage
A cry is heard in Judah, lamentation and bitter weeping.
The Women of Bethlehem are weeping for their daughter and refusing to be consoled because she is no more.
Four hundred women in black robes stand on rooftops.
They tear their hair. They stretch their arms wide under heaven. They throw back their heads and whirl, robes billowing.
"Milcah!" they howl, wolves keening on the...