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CHAPTER 10 that they visited passed away. Chaya Sara Ben Shachar
Although this wasn’t the first time an
Recap: In Israel, Efrayim and his fam- elderly patient had passed on, it was ing. That was peaceful enough.”
ily visit the Kosel, and his wife encour- always difficult when the reality of “Was the chevrah kadisha called
ages the children to pray that their death confronted them head on.
grandmother remarry. In New York, in?” Chana asked. She had never actu-
Reuven Berkowitz calls Chana and The bikur cholim van pulled up to ally been present when one of her eld-
asks her out. the curb just then and Chana was erly charges passed on to the next
grateful for the reprieve. She entered world, and she wondered just how effi-
Meanwhile, Attorney Hertz receives the van first, and Heidi followed her in, cient the home was in terms of dealing
news of the impending release of the still in a state of shock. with all the halachic aspects of a dead
Schwimmers’ one-million-dollar insur- body.
ance policy. Chana realizes that she’d “She died while I was in the room,”
like to give up her job as the NMC Heidi continued several moments “Immediately,” Heidi said. “It took
Brooklyn manager. She and Rusi dis- later, as the van pulled up to one of me a moment to realize what was
cuss Rusi’s new job at Mercy Care the hospitals on the route and three going on. I mean, her eyes remained
Hospice, and Rusi expresses her sup- more volunteers got in. “She’s not a open, but she…”
patient that I enjoy visiting much. Her
“Cport for her mother’s upcoming date. memory is totally gone, but when she Chana bit her lip, but fortunately,
hana?” Heidi’s face was does faze in she’s very bitter.” She gave Heidi changed tracks, commenting
a short laugh. “I shouldn’t be talking instead, “I felt like I could almost
pale. “Chana, how’d your about her in the present tense any- sense the presence of something so
more, should I? I mean, she died while much greater than me in the room.”
visiting go today?” I was in the room.” She sighed. “But it’s still sad. Mrs.
Feldman actually has a daughter who
“The regular,” Chana Chana looked at Heidi in concern. lives in the home. The nurses told me
Her friend closed her eyes. that she moved in about a month ago.
said quickly. She wondered The two of them were estranged, but
The van driver pulled out into traf- the nurses were waiting for them to
why her friend looked so fic again, and Heidi’s eyes opened. “I reconcile. It never happened, and now
guess I should feel sad for her. I it never will.”
awful. “Something bad seems to have shouldn’t harp on her last few
moments. She simply stopped breath- “Yes, I heard that too,” Chana said.
happened in your department, “Her name is Alice, and I just visited
her today.”
though.”
“Cecelia Feldman died,” Heidi said.
Chana looked away. It was always
sad when one of the elderly patients
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Although this wasn’t the first time an
Recap: In Israel, Efrayim and his fam- elderly patient had passed on, it was ing. That was peaceful enough.”
ily visit the Kosel, and his wife encour- always difficult when the reality of “Was the chevrah kadisha called
ages the children to pray that their death confronted them head on.
grandmother remarry. In New York, in?” Chana asked. She had never actu-
Reuven Berkowitz calls Chana and The bikur cholim van pulled up to ally been present when one of her eld-
asks her out. the curb just then and Chana was erly charges passed on to the next
grateful for the reprieve. She entered world, and she wondered just how effi-
Meanwhile, Attorney Hertz receives the van first, and Heidi followed her in, cient the home was in terms of dealing
news of the impending release of the still in a state of shock. with all the halachic aspects of a dead
Schwimmers’ one-million-dollar insur- body.
ance policy. Chana realizes that she’d “She died while I was in the room,”
like to give up her job as the NMC Heidi continued several moments “Immediately,” Heidi said. “It took
Brooklyn manager. She and Rusi dis- later, as the van pulled up to one of me a moment to realize what was
cuss Rusi’s new job at Mercy Care the hospitals on the route and three going on. I mean, her eyes remained
Hospice, and Rusi expresses her sup- more volunteers got in. “She’s not a open, but she…”
patient that I enjoy visiting much. Her
“Cport for her mother’s upcoming date. memory is totally gone, but when she Chana bit her lip, but fortunately,
hana?” Heidi’s face was does faze in she’s very bitter.” She gave Heidi changed tracks, commenting
a short laugh. “I shouldn’t be talking instead, “I felt like I could almost
pale. “Chana, how’d your about her in the present tense any- sense the presence of something so
more, should I? I mean, she died while much greater than me in the room.”
visiting go today?” I was in the room.” She sighed. “But it’s still sad. Mrs.
Feldman actually has a daughter who
“The regular,” Chana Chana looked at Heidi in concern. lives in the home. The nurses told me
Her friend closed her eyes. that she moved in about a month ago.
said quickly. She wondered The two of them were estranged, but
The van driver pulled out into traf- the nurses were waiting for them to
why her friend looked so fic again, and Heidi’s eyes opened. “I reconcile. It never happened, and now
guess I should feel sad for her. I it never will.”
awful. “Something bad seems to have shouldn’t harp on her last few
moments. She simply stopped breath- “Yes, I heard that too,” Chana said.
happened in your department, “Her name is Alice, and I just visited
her today.”
though.”
“Cecelia Feldman died,” Heidi said.
Chana looked away. It was always
sad when one of the elderly patients
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