Maybe they would talk. Really talk, figure out where they were going wrong, how to get their marriage on track

Yes, no, I-dunno, okay. Deena kept quiet throughout, trying to maintain an even face. She hadn’t expected Miri to chatter, right?

A post about Zev was too personal, but sharing pictures of her kids with the whole world was fine?

All he saw was a grumpy, uncooperative wife who ruined all his plans and didn’t know how to enjoy life

There was a change in their lives, true, but how many people would feel blessed to have to deal with this kind of problem?

Deena had no reason to feel awkward. And yet, Chana’s simplicity, her authenticity, made the idea of using this event as a business opportunity feel… wrong

“The date. It’s the same date as the Zambia tour. I’ll be leaving a few days before. I won’t be able to come with you”

Nooo. This was bad. How far did “make him happy whatever it takes” go? Would Binick reschedule the tour to accommodate Noe?

“I’m sorry about my mother,” Pessie told him later that night, after the kids were in bed. “It… it wasn’t fair. And in front of everyone… I’m sorry”