Calligraphy
“I did everything right,” she whispers at last. I believe her, I really do. Except for one giant, glaring detail: She chose to marry him
Calligraphy
After a long minute, Mommy had sighed and smiled and said, “Your father means well, Yechezkel, and he loves his family”
Calligraphy
“Perfect for your relationship with Stu?” Chavi’s face is stony. “I’m so glad to hear that. What about your relationship with me? Does that matter to you at all?”
Calligraphy
Chumie was… electric. She knew how to transform the mundane into the magical, she left a trail of glitter everywhere she went. Sometimes Dovi wondered what she saw in him
Calligraphy
“He felt that you weren’t invested enough,” she pronounces, as if she’s accusing Baily of a heinous crime. “As if you didn’t really care”
Calligraphy
When I turned back to Chesky — saw that faraway gleam in his eyes as he clomped across the warehouse mouthing numbers — I knew exactly what made this venture feel so sickening
Calligraphy
“Say no more,” Malky interrupted. “We just closed on my mother’s house, I have maaser money. Tell me who to write the check to"
Calligraphy
Sometimes I want to speak to her directly, ignore the worlds, class gulf, religious divides between us, and just talk, woman to woman
Second Dance
Reuven Stagler had a different vision for Alameda Gardens and its shul
Take 2
We need to stretch ourselves to do chesed. But chesed must remain pleasant for us
FYI
I can’t think of one “pro” of having insomnia. We literally cannot get out of bed in the morning
