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“And finally… Mrs. Friedman’s Savta story. You Get It”

“But it’s a rule, and like it says in Pirkei Avos, if we didn’t have rules, we’d eat each other alive”

A few days later, one of them texted me: “Just did it — $6,500 order, sent $650 to a kollel I support. I’ll sleep better tonight”

The one that moved me to tears the most was The Kichels. Sounds strange — a comic strip bringing a grown woman to her knees

Wherever you are — on the road, or opening your door — you’re stepping into a moment of eternal meaning. Move through it with awareness

We see even from the teachings of Chazal that our structure of mourning must remain limited to what is practical