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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Lost Sheep

When I saw these boys winking at her, I knew it was time to take drastic action

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Doing My Part

At the time of my diagnosis, when I was 35, I had struggled mightily with the question of whether to tell my parents

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Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Same Man, Same Hand

In those days, Jews were Jews, and I, the grandson of the Rosh Yeshivah, played ball with Bernie, the kid whose father worked on Shabbos

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Wednesday, August 08, 2018

Separate Unit

I resolved to show them that I was still their son and that they were not losing me to my kallah, Penina

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Rerouted

Two years had passed since the petirah, and Avrumi still hadn’t gotten back to his easygoing self. He was always sad, stressed, and on edge

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Sunday, July 22, 2018

The Biggest Brachah

When Racheli was six, it occurred to me that perhaps we shouldn’t wait until we had finished raising our own children before taking in a foster child

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Forgotten

Why would Ahuva text me randomly when she knew I was with clients? “Give me a minute,” I said to my client. “It’s my babysitter”

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Seismic Shift

After years of outreach and Shabbos meals, I realized my guest just wanted the cholent

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Second First Marriage

While I had refused to listen to any of these dirt-fresh-on-the-grave suggestions, as the months passed it became clear that I had to remarry

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Underwhelming Simchah

I remember sitting at the Seder table with my husband, Yehoshua, that year and exclaiming, “I can’t believe it! Our first Pesach, and we’re all alone!”

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Rock of Support

“I can tell you one thing: My wife doesn’t know how well I learned today, but she absolutely knows if I took out the trash”