NormalTuesday, October 18, 2022Normal: Chapter 43 Ella giggles, takes an apple, and then asks, too casually, “Anyone know if Tzippy’s coming?”
CalligraphyThursday, October 06, 2022Divine InheritanceThe girls don’t seem to take to the ideas that I recount so passionately. There are shuffles and whispers and the occasional giggle
Double TakeThursday, October 06, 2022Vacation Alteration The words Yom Tov were sparking an idea. “In fact, I think I have the most amazing idea. Wait till you hear it”
NormalThursday, October 06, 2022Normal: Chapter 42 The words come out more forceful than she’d intended, but really, could Ella just stop taking everything so personally?
LifeTakesWednesday, September 28, 2022The Place Where I Belong You’ll find it, because it’s the truth: This is where you belong, this is your avodah, and this is what you want
NormalWednesday, September 28, 2022Normal: Chapter 41 They go through this every year — Ella insisting on one last get-together before she and her parents leave for their annual exotic Pesach hotel experience
NormalTuesday, September 20, 2022Normal: Chapter 40 Funny, she hadn’t expected Tova to be a coach for the youngest group
NormalTuesday, September 13, 2022Normal: Chapter 39 How she sees Kayla. How her classmates see Kayla. They seem to be chasms apart. So who’s right? What is right?
Double TakeTuesday, September 06, 2022Different Schools of ThoughtYour son's behavior is destroying my son's classroom experience
NormalTuesday, September 06, 2022Normal: Chapter 38 All heads swivel in Kayla’s direction. If anyone’s going to win it in their class, Mimi thinks, it will be her sister
NormalTuesday, August 30, 2022Normal: Chapter 37 Had Kayla been expecting to tag along with her today? But… she always spends Purim with her friends