Amram turned to her. “By the way, Leebie, I invited Yehudis and Sruly for supper tomorrow”

This was not the kind of crisis she was in the mood to deal with on a Friday afternoon

Leebie pushed open the garage door — and nearly hit Amram in the face

Shabbos would be a great starting point. Her earnings from an Akeres Shabbos had always been considered “extra”

Okay, money. How does a woman conjure half of a couple’s rent money without withdrawing it from the bank?

“Did you make some sort of rent commitment with the Manns that I’m not aware of?”

It wasn’t a pastime; it was a bit of an obsession. As though doing the math would make the numbers change

“The truth?” Raizy said. Surely Yechiel couldn’t see her blush in the dark. “This morning”

Even if he paid her rent, even if he didn’t pay Leah’s: Was it a crime to spend $12 on lunch once in a while?

The Leebie of Akeres, who handled every situation with calm control, felt like a stranger to her

If not for that — the caring for all those mothers and babies — she would’ve quit this mind-numbing job a hundred times