A biblical drama in four acts Set in a synagogue where Jews hide all night as a pogrom rages outside the story combines Biblical and preWorld War II Jewish history The rabbi reads from the Torah leading in each act to the exploration and reenactment of a different Biblical theme At the conclusion the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and the deportation of those hiding become one while the despair of a scattered people is balanced by a messianic voice that speaks of hope for deliverance of the Jews in Zion