To let God know we are his and we obey him .

Jack was at his kitchen table with his brother Andrew . They were reading the morning paper and drinking coffee .

"Jackson ! Great news ! You've been handed a bride !" His father said as they walked in the kitchen.

"What ?!" He said shocked . The girls parents couldn't have said yes !

"Mr. Pulitzer and his wife has five daughters... You will be marrying their eldest , Katherine... She very beautiful-"

"And she has birthing hips and will bring you many sons !" His mother joined in .

"As I was saying ... You will be married two days cater sabbath ... Until then you will not meet her ... For God would want it that way ... Your mother and I as well as Mr. Pulitzer will be planning the wedding as you learn from your uncle how to be a husband ... "

"How old is she ?" Jack asked , even though she was the eldest , she could still be only 11... For that happened to his friend James .

"She is 17... And you are not to see her until the wedding ... Am I understood ?" His father said .

"Yes papa " Jack said and sighed. he walked up the stairs to his room and laid on his bed .

"Jack ? What's the matter ?" Andrew asked stepping in his room and closing the door behind him .

"I didn't think they'd find me a bride so soon ... "

"What did you think then ?"

"That they would never find me a bride ... And I could go to America ... And become an artist there ... And not do this stupid jobs and commissions "

"You make a lot of money though ... It's all saved up ... Papa and Mr. Pulitzer will use it to find you a home for you and your bride "

"Do mama and papa want grandchildren ... Because that's not something they teach in Hebrew school "
Jack said . Andrew laughed .

"Most likely ... Papa and Mama always wanted more children ... But they couldn't ..." Andrew said .

"Mama said something about birthing hips ... I don't even want this ... I want to go to America ! I know English ! Why can't I go and be free -"

"Because you were raised as a good Russian Jewish boy ! And you will be Jack ! You will be a good Russian Jewish husband and father ... You will have a wife and children ... You can't have silly dreams about America ! It's so far ! It's an ocean away yet you dream of it every day ! This is why God gave you the message ! So you could hear a new girl to tell you to stop your dreams of coming to America !"

"No , my wife would never kill my dreams ... If anything she would fear me" Jack said smirking .

"Fear how foolish you are ! Don't be like that your wife ... It's much scarier for her" Andrew said .

"How is it for her ?" Jack asked .

"Well ... It is .. I don't know ... Ask mama ... I have to go study and take the job you didn't want -"

"Did I ever say thank you by the way ?"

"Goodbye Jack " Andrew said and closed his bed from door .

Jack closed his eyes and drifted to sleep .

"Papa ... You know a lot about God right?" Jack asked his father as they cleaned up after Sunday temple .

"Yes why ?" He said picking up a candle .

"Well ... Last night I had a dream ... God came to me and told me that I ... I should leave my job at the church as a rabbi to be and do what I've always been good at" Jack said

"Which is ?"

"Painting ... Art ... And I should go and marry a normal girl boy a young nun ... And life a villagers life ... Papa ... God told me ... And I can't disobey God ! I wouldn't want to go with the demons " Jack said over reacting .

"Was there a star shooting across in the dream ?" His father asked .

"Yes papa "

"I had the same dream ... Yet God told me one of my sons ... He said "Which ever son sees the shooting star ..." I guess I'll have to talk to some elders and all ... We'll help you find a job ... You must meet with Medda the match maker than and she'll help you pick a bride ... But who will be the rabbi then ?"

"Perhaps Andrew could ? He knows the Torah almost as good as you papa .. I'm sure he'd love to "

"Very well then my son ... You will live your life as a painter and marry a girl with the help of Medda the match maker" his father said .

"Thank you papa !" Jack said and hugged him .

"Jack ?! Wake up ! Papa and mama will be back from the market and so will uncle Thomas ... You will get to learn to be a husband from him as papa and mama and Mr. Pulitzer plan the wedding" Andrew said shaking his brother .

"I'm coming I'm coming "