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doesn’t live here, but he happens to be for a tallis as well. husband for Rusi?
visiting Israel for a work gig.” “How old is your brother?” Efrayim Aside from the vocations that
“Nice,” Efrayim said. “What line is he asked quietly. seemed to match, were they compatible
into?” “I have a flight for you,” Shukey said in other ways as well?
“He’s a medical clown.” Shukey at exactly the same moment. “What’s Efrayim’s mind was racing: Rusi as a
sounded almost embarrassed. “He’s that you said just now?” young girl, brash and loud and forever
quite successful at it, actually. I don’t bossing him, her older brother, around.
usually know who his patients are, but “Your brother, Daniel,” Efrayim said. Rusi as a teenager, settling down some-
this time I happen to know because it’s “How old is he?” what, but constantly picking fights with
a second cousin of ours who’s sick their mother.
with leukemia. Her parents flew Daniel “He’s 26 or 27. I can ask my mother
in.” if you want the exact age.” Shukey And then as a young woman.
sounded amused. “Why, do you have a Lonely, but too busy with life to admit
“Oh,” Efrayim said. He looked at shidduch for him?” it.
Daniel, and watched the young man
pluck a sefer off a shelf and settle down “I’m thinking,” Efrayim said. Their father’s passing, and Rusi’s
with it. There was something about him “Famous last words,” Shukey retort- statement on the phone last week: “It’s
that seemed to make a statement. He ed. “Let me read the flight information about time that we give Mommy the
was the type that people noticed when you requested so you can approve.” He space she needs to live her own life.”
he entered a room. began reading times, dates, and prices
out loud and Efrayim quickly con- Rusi had matured. She had realized
“I’m still checking up the dates you firmed that the information worked for that life wasn’t only about her anymore.
requested,” Shukey said. his family.
“Thanks, Shukey. Here’s my credit Life moved on. Circumstances too.
Efrayim waited patiently for Shukey card information. Please book it.” Their mother was about to get married.
to bring up the details, staring at Daniel Efrayim hung up the phone. Daniel He was a family man of his own.
all the while. Something was niggling at Langsam, medical clown. In his mid-
his brain. And then he realized what it 20s and in need of a shidduch. Efrayim When something was right, there
was. Daniel’s tefillin bag sat beside him, looked at the young man. The wheel of was no reason to prevent it from hap-
and it was a small one. The type that speculation turned in his mind. Could pening.
single men used, as they didn’t room this young man possibly make a good
The time had come for all of the
Schwimmers to move forward.◆
The End
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visiting Israel for a work gig.” “How old is your brother?” Efrayim Aside from the vocations that
“Nice,” Efrayim said. “What line is he asked quietly. seemed to match, were they compatible
into?” “I have a flight for you,” Shukey said in other ways as well?
“He’s a medical clown.” Shukey at exactly the same moment. “What’s Efrayim’s mind was racing: Rusi as a
sounded almost embarrassed. “He’s that you said just now?” young girl, brash and loud and forever
quite successful at it, actually. I don’t bossing him, her older brother, around.
usually know who his patients are, but “Your brother, Daniel,” Efrayim said. Rusi as a teenager, settling down some-
this time I happen to know because it’s “How old is he?” what, but constantly picking fights with
a second cousin of ours who’s sick their mother.
with leukemia. Her parents flew Daniel “He’s 26 or 27. I can ask my mother
in.” if you want the exact age.” Shukey And then as a young woman.
sounded amused. “Why, do you have a Lonely, but too busy with life to admit
“Oh,” Efrayim said. He looked at shidduch for him?” it.
Daniel, and watched the young man
pluck a sefer off a shelf and settle down “I’m thinking,” Efrayim said. Their father’s passing, and Rusi’s
with it. There was something about him “Famous last words,” Shukey retort- statement on the phone last week: “It’s
that seemed to make a statement. He ed. “Let me read the flight information about time that we give Mommy the
was the type that people noticed when you requested so you can approve.” He space she needs to live her own life.”
he entered a room. began reading times, dates, and prices
out loud and Efrayim quickly con- Rusi had matured. She had realized
“I’m still checking up the dates you firmed that the information worked for that life wasn’t only about her anymore.
requested,” Shukey said. his family.
“Thanks, Shukey. Here’s my credit Life moved on. Circumstances too.
Efrayim waited patiently for Shukey card information. Please book it.” Their mother was about to get married.
to bring up the details, staring at Daniel Efrayim hung up the phone. Daniel He was a family man of his own.
all the while. Something was niggling at Langsam, medical clown. In his mid-
his brain. And then he realized what it 20s and in need of a shidduch. Efrayim When something was right, there
was. Daniel’s tefillin bag sat beside him, looked at the young man. The wheel of was no reason to prevent it from hap-
and it was a small one. The type that speculation turned in his mind. Could pening.
single men used, as they didn’t room this young man possibly make a good
The time had come for all of the
Schwimmers to move forward.◆
The End
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