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Eliezer’s temper flares. “Would you drop everything if Yudi had been arrested for arson?” he asks, his words slow and threatening

I think she’s trying to be sympathetic, but she’s laughing so hard she can’t actually stand upright

“Yudi,” he gasps out. He can’t find Yudi when he reaches for him. Everything around him is fire and black smoke, acrid and deadly

“Naomi? Trust me. Yocheved knows there’s something wrong with Levi. I can promise you that”

“I think Yudi’s past chances, isn’t he?” Chana says reasonably. “You have a blind spot for this boy, Naftali”

I look up to find Ma and my older sisters sharing meaningful glances. The “Naomi is being overly sensitive and irrational” look