When every Melanie and Karen and Cindy started to be called Michal and Rivka and Chaya, I realized I’d taken for granted the treasure I’d been given
I steal a look at the girls. They’re writing, writing. What about me? I taught them this, the words they’re stringing together so fast and sure
And suddenly I think, if my house is a mess anyway, why not have some fun?
When you’ve belonged to a smaller community for generations, it takes just about that long to feel truly connected somewhere else
He must have known that power comes and goes, that one day Poland will be coated in hollow memories, but Torah is portable and forever
When our teacher mentioned imagining what we would be like without Torah, I don’t think she meant it so literally, but I have an overactive imagination
