Tribute
The passing of the Masmidim community’s leader, Rav Leib Mintzberg was the dimming of a profound light in which so many others, myself included, merited to bask
Shared Space
Bauer made a sticking-tongue-out emoji, to which Sitman responded by writing “lol” and Kivi was reminded, again, that he hadn’t arrived yet
Off the Couch
“You think I should stage my own funeral?” Jack asked me
LifeTakes
Talking to the wall takes the pressure away. It’s the key to fewer power struggles. “I’m not talking to you, Miriam! I’m just explaining it to the wall”
The Gatekeeper's Daughter
When asked to repeat it, she sings a second time, then a third. Until the man raises his palm. They’re done
Center Stage
Dini didn’t take well to criticism. “After 20 million hours of nonstop filming, I forget one tiny thing. So shoot me”
Care to Join
“He says maybe if he gets rid of all his possessions, his life will become simpler. Life gets complicated when you just have too much”
Musings
I was enormously vexed when I told someone I recognized her from the past and she looked at me quizzically and said, “I know you?
Family Tempo
This is what he has come for, she knows. He’s going to ask her to do something, to support something that she cannot and will not support
