High Note
Yerachmiel’s forehead creases as he thinks. “Is there a mitzvah in the Torah to be a baal korei? To write a sefer Torah, yes. But to learn how to lein? I don’t recall”
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In Memory
Uncle Yidel was dancing in the middle with two rabbanim, but he lit up when he saw Shmuly. Of course he did — the orphaned nephew, the perfect prop for his simchah, along with the ...
On Your Mark
I press the pen hard between my fingers as I note this next to Rivky’s name. How do they all know everything about everyone?
Sound Check
These women don’t even know her, but they want to know about her deepest struggles
Day to Day
Ugh, that was not a nice thing to think about a person who gave you a generous gift. What was wrong with me?
Shelter
When Honey is done, she closes the succah door securely behind her. Everything is just as it always was. Everything is perfect. Now the boys can arrive
Game of Chance
“If we were at a restaurant, another dessert would be an additional ten dollars. But at home it’s still from the same $4.99 pint”
Ushpizin
“The mommy you want to take you doesn’t exist,” Leah hissed, suddenly brutal. “Mommy will not dress you fit to be seen, baby. Her taste is gone”
Where the Heart Is
I hope they won’t ask, How old are you now? Because I’m not planning to say that I’m twenty-nine
All That Glitters
And then I froze and my mind went blank and this crazy overwhelming feeling came over me and I started to cry and so did she
Star Power
Her parents had picked up on that early in the shidduch process — every neighbor, every relative, every rebbi or roommate seemed to get a light in their eye when asked about Chaim ...
