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Free Fall
Freefall took me 12 months — and 25 years — to write. Now that it’s over, while other old and new responsibilities bang at my door, I’ll ignore the knocking for a bit and share a short retrospective on life during Freefall
Free Fall
The colonel’s lips were a straight, unsmiling line. “Not German, Freed. They need someone who speaks Yiddish”,
Outside Chance
Chaim picked up his laffa, then put it down. He seemed to be thinking. “I don’t remember ever making a conscious choice in my life”
Outside Chance
My breath caught in my throat. Every time I let myself picture that awful moment, I felt first-trimester nausea
Inbox
“If parents are investing so much in seminary tuition, why can’t they use the year to really prepare girls for marriage?”
Inbox
“I can’t stress enough how hard it is to be single when you’re older. And by older I don’t mean 22”
Family Matters
He always thought of everything, so I didn’t have to. Now it was my job, and it was daunting
Family Matters
At a particular stage of my husband’s illness, it became clear that the shul we were attending no longer met our needs
A Stone’s Throw
“Something happened today and I need your advice. Would I be able to come over to your house and show you something?”
A Stone’s Throw
As I passed, I nodded hello and even ventured a “Chodesh tov.” He looked at me, and suddenly held up his hand. The whole line stopped
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