Encore

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Encore: Chapter 11

“One person can’t say shiur and also be sho’el u’meishiv and mashgiach and vekker, it’s too much, we need to get you some help, no?”

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Wednesday, January 08, 2020

Encore: Chapter 10

Once the zeman started, the boys who still hadn’t found yeshivos needed to be handled with care

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Wednesday, January 01, 2020

Encore: Chapter 9

Avi was about to say yes. Let me handle it. We’ll settle this easily. Between adults. I got this. Just in time, he caught himself

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Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Encore: Chapter 8

Henny Portman wasn’t going to play a part in a skit that wasn’t faithful to reality

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Encore: Chapter 7

“Your big account, Shuey, your biiiiig account… a month past due again. Groisse metziah”

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Encore: Chapter 6

“Psshhhh… first choices,” said the boy with one shoe on and one shoe off, and Rabbi Wasser smiled at him indulgently

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Wednesday, December 04, 2019

Encore: Chapter 5

Shuey wanted in. He wanted in badly. But Henny didn’t. They had five children to feed, she reminded him

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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Encore: Chapter 4

Dovi realized at that moment that his father had come for the sole purpose of asking this question

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Encore: Chapter 3

He knew that the man at the other end of the line was thinking, Shuey Portman, Shuey Portman, Shuey Portman… I know that name from somewhere

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Encore: Chapter 2

“The thing is, the tough-love guys, the ones who preach hard-line chinuch, don’t get how sweet and vulnerable kids can be"

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Wednesday, November 06, 2019

Encore: Chapter 1

Other board members got to solicit dinner honorees; he got to fire people