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“I think so,” Rusi said quietly. Chana blinked again, and the room out his beloved monthly planner.
Chana squeezed her shoulder. “Im that she was in suddenly seemed very “Monday is better than Tuesday, and my
yirtzeh Hashem, Rusi,” she said. “Im bright. There were Reuven’s daughters- wife asked me to arrange for a night
yirtzeh Hashem.” in-law, and Rusi too. She and Reuven flight because of the kids...”
“Chana?” A man’s voice was calling each had more knowledge, experience,
her from next to the mechitza. and adaptation skills than they’d had All of the junior Schwimmers would
Chana turned around. Reuven was the first time around. They were build- be flying in for Chana’s wedding, and
gesturing to her. She’d have to get used ing a tower on top of a city. then they’d probably stay on for Pesach
to thinking of him as just Reuven now, as well.
without tacking on his last name all the ◆◆◆
time. She headed toward him. “Got it,” Shukey said. There was the
“How are you doing?” he asked. “You Efrayim was about to head out of his sound of a mouse clicking and keys
don’t usually like such big events.” morning kollel toward his office when being punched as Shukey entered all of
Chana smiled. It felt good to be his cell phone rang. “Hi, Shukey,” he the information into his computer.
standing beside a man who knew her said cheerfully. “Do you have a ticket
inhibitions so well. “This is just some- for me?” As he waited, Efrayim took the
thing to get through so we can deal opportunity to scan the room he was
with real life afterwards,” she said. “I have a few options,” Shukey said. in. Since he left early every day, he did-
Reuven smiled, and Chana could “They’re all quite expensive, but I can n’t get much of an opportunity to
nearly touch the similarities in their definitely find seats for the four of you socialize with the men in his kollel. A
personalities. She closed her eyes for a on an El Al flight next Monday or tall and broad young man caught his
moment and blinked as the image of Tuesday like you requested. Just let me attention. Wasn’t that...
her first engagement party of nearly 30 know what time of day works for you,
years before arose. She and Nosson and then I’ll quote some prices.” “Hey, Shukey?” Efrayim said. “I didn’t
had each been flanked by their fathers know you had a brother in Israel.”
and mothers then. Now it was just her “Just a minute.” Efrayim went back
and Reuven and a world that had once into the main kollel room and put “I don’t,” Shukey said. He sounded
been. down his attaché case. He normally preoccupied.
took it with him to kollel, as most days
he went straight to work after his two- “Well, I see someone now who looks
hour seder with his chavrusa. Opening exactly like Daniel.”
it up, he ignored his laptop and pulled
“Daniel?” Shukey repeated. He gave
a short laugh and Efrayim could tell he
had his friend’s full attention. “Daniel’s
PassoverAt we look back,
but shouldn’t we also look around?
When we go without leavened bread, others go hungry.
While we recline, some have no place to lay their heads.
And while we remember our bitter past, too many still struggle.
Let’s turn hardship into hope this Passover and help our neighbors.
Happy Passover!
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Chana squeezed her shoulder. “Im that she was in suddenly seemed very “Monday is better than Tuesday, and my
yirtzeh Hashem, Rusi,” she said. “Im bright. There were Reuven’s daughters- wife asked me to arrange for a night
yirtzeh Hashem.” in-law, and Rusi too. She and Reuven flight because of the kids...”
“Chana?” A man’s voice was calling each had more knowledge, experience,
her from next to the mechitza. and adaptation skills than they’d had All of the junior Schwimmers would
Chana turned around. Reuven was the first time around. They were build- be flying in for Chana’s wedding, and
gesturing to her. She’d have to get used ing a tower on top of a city. then they’d probably stay on for Pesach
to thinking of him as just Reuven now, as well.
without tacking on his last name all the ◆◆◆
time. She headed toward him. “Got it,” Shukey said. There was the
“How are you doing?” he asked. “You Efrayim was about to head out of his sound of a mouse clicking and keys
don’t usually like such big events.” morning kollel toward his office when being punched as Shukey entered all of
Chana smiled. It felt good to be his cell phone rang. “Hi, Shukey,” he the information into his computer.
standing beside a man who knew her said cheerfully. “Do you have a ticket
inhibitions so well. “This is just some- for me?” As he waited, Efrayim took the
thing to get through so we can deal opportunity to scan the room he was
with real life afterwards,” she said. “I have a few options,” Shukey said. in. Since he left early every day, he did-
Reuven smiled, and Chana could “They’re all quite expensive, but I can n’t get much of an opportunity to
nearly touch the similarities in their definitely find seats for the four of you socialize with the men in his kollel. A
personalities. She closed her eyes for a on an El Al flight next Monday or tall and broad young man caught his
moment and blinked as the image of Tuesday like you requested. Just let me attention. Wasn’t that...
her first engagement party of nearly 30 know what time of day works for you,
years before arose. She and Nosson and then I’ll quote some prices.” “Hey, Shukey?” Efrayim said. “I didn’t
had each been flanked by their fathers know you had a brother in Israel.”
and mothers then. Now it was just her “Just a minute.” Efrayim went back
and Reuven and a world that had once into the main kollel room and put “I don’t,” Shukey said. He sounded
been. down his attaché case. He normally preoccupied.
took it with him to kollel, as most days
he went straight to work after his two- “Well, I see someone now who looks
hour seder with his chavrusa. Opening exactly like Daniel.”
it up, he ignored his laptop and pulled
“Daniel?” Shukey repeated. He gave
a short laugh and Efrayim could tell he
had his friend’s full attention. “Daniel’s
PassoverAt we look back,
but shouldn’t we also look around?
When we go without leavened bread, others go hungry.
While we recline, some have no place to lay their heads.
And while we remember our bitter past, too many still struggle.
Let’s turn hardship into hope this Passover and help our neighbors.
Happy Passover!
130 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
