Lenny and Benny
A modern version of a Talmudic tale about competition, jealousy, and friendship. Who among us has not experienced a stab of pain when we believe we are the best in something – and suddenly someone takes our crown? Lenny was the forest’s jumping champion, until Benny arrived and beat him big time. Lenny decided that his competitor cheated, and it became a terrible exasperation. How insulting it is when a friend “jilts” you, and how long and difficult it is to find a way of forgiveness and joy. The artwork won the Silver Medal, The Israel Museum Award for Illustrations of a Children’s Book, 2020, American Illustration 39 and the Merit Award in “3×3 – The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration” International Show 2019.