Avi knew Heshy could be brash and over-confident, but he also knew that Heshy Labinsky had done this before, more than once

Always, the subject of Shuey’s job was taboo. They could talk about anything, but not that

The idea that had seemed so good half an hour earlier now seemed outlandish and weird

“Nothing personal, I’m sure he has his issues, but doesn’t he seem like a guy who can ruin a good chill?"

Shlomo took a deep breath. Only once had he played his songs in public

People can spend weeks maintaining a polite, respectful distance, and in a span of a moment, are suddenly sharing their deepest secrets

Shlomo, the rosh yeshivah wrote back so quickly that Shlomo was still holding the phone, hatzlachah. Enjoy your guests

Penina faltered. Was that it? Would Avi Korman cut funding to the yeshivah because she had a rich cousin?

“Oh, come on, you know how Rabbi Wasser can get, why did you have to challenge him that way?”