As the serial draws to a close, we reached out to voices of authority within the community to discuss some of the underlying threads of Shared Space. This week, Rabbi Avrohom Neub ...
Sometimes, the greatest gift parents can give their married children is the freedom to fail
Kivi cleared his throat, and when no one realized, he said, “I just want to say something, if that’s okay, no major speeches or anything”
Now, with a glance around her, Malky lowered her voice and continued. “I get the mashal, Kivi, but I have no idea what you’re trying to say”
About selling the house. Kivi had no idea what Aryeh was talking about, and Aryeh realized that a moment later
Was this the way it was going to be, Aryeh calling three times a day to “check in” and then report back to Tatty?
This way, she thought, it wasn’t like she was going behind Kivi’s back. This wasn’t a business decision, and she wasn’t coming to cry to her brother for help
Reb Dovid hadn’t said much, but he listened in a way that allowed Kivi to answer his own question and know what he wanted
Did they have a private meeting, he wondered, to discuss who should answer and how? Wait, did they have a private chat all the time, without him?
Kivi sat quietly. His in-laws had been the ones who’d wanted this dinner, here he was, let them worry about the program and the awkward conversation
“Listen, Kivi, it’s like this. I was schmoozing with Daniel while you were gone, and he was saying some pretty scary stuff”