“We’re running a business here, not a homeless shelter. My father has a soft heart for people like that, but we can’t always be taking in these misfits”
“Maybe you didn’t say anything, but… there’s just a certain air about you, as if you’re silently criticizing the whole tzibbur, and our kehillah in particular”
“Now, with this investigation going on, my image is even more tarnished. All these noble-minded people think I’m a crook”
It was a milestone, something to celebrate… but except for a slight flutter of excitement, he didn’t feel anything that he’d planned to feel
“A bigger baal kishron than you? I’m sure you’re exaggerating!” she said, but he insisted he wasn’t
“In Jerusalem… I don’t know, the people there, a lot of them seem to live and breathe Judaism in a much more vibrant way”
