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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
All that matters is that she, Mimi, will sit here and try her best, knowing this is not about winning, it’s about trying
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Would it be so bad to miss this? Shulamis Greenman had plenty of friends; this was probably one of those events where she’d invited me out of politeness
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Ella giggles, takes an apple, and then asks, too casually, “Anyone know if Tzippy’s coming?”
Calligraphy
Thursday, October 06, 2022
The girls don’t seem to take to the ideas that I recount so passionately. There are shuffles and whispers and the occasional giggle
Double Take
Thursday, October 06, 2022
The words Yom Tov were sparking an idea. “In fact, I think I have the most amazing idea. Wait till you hear it”
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Thursday, October 06, 2022
The words come out more forceful than she’d intended, but really, could Ella just stop taking everything so personally?
LifeTakes
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
You’ll find it, because it’s the truth: This is where you belong, this is your avodah, and this is what you want
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Funny, she hadn’t expected Tova to be a coach for the youngest group
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
How she sees Kayla. How her classmates see Kayla. They seem to be chasms apart. So who’s right? What is right?
Double Take
Tuesday, September 06, 2022
Your son's behavior is destroying my son's classroom experience
