Encore

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Encore: Chapter 33

The idea that had seemed so good half an hour earlier now seemed outlandish and weird

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Encore: Chapter 32

“Nothing personal, I’m sure he has his issues, but doesn’t he seem like a guy who can ruin a good chill?"

Encore

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Encore: Chapter 31 

Shlomo took a deep breath. Only once had he played his songs in public

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Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Encore: Chapter 30 

People can spend weeks maintaining a polite, respectful distance, and in a span of a moment, are suddenly sharing their deepest secrets

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Encore: Chapter 29

Shlomo, the rosh yeshivah wrote back so quickly that Shlomo was still holding the phone, hatzlachah. Enjoy your guests

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Encore: Chapter 27

Avi Korman felt like he was about to cry. He looked down. Dovi would never forgive him

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Wednesday, May 06, 2020

Encore: Chapter 26

Penina faltered. Was that it? Would Avi Korman cut funding to the yeshivah because she had a rich cousin?

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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Encore: Chapter 25

He felt unkind thinking such thoughts, like he was being ungrateful to Penina’s cousins

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Encore: Chapter 24

“Oh, come on, you know how Rabbi Wasser can get, why did you have to challenge him that way?”

Calligraphy

Sunday, April 05, 2020

Inside, Outside

Did Nechemiah learn there? Was it a yeshivah? He spent a lot of time there, and she knew he was learning chassidus (“mindblowing stuff,” he liked to tell them)

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Sunday, April 05, 2020

Encore: Chapter 23

He couldn’t tell the bochurim the story, of course, but he would have to find a way to let them know what Hashgachah means