Dream On: Chapter 50

Chava rubbed her eyes and reread the pshat of the Maharal for the third time, willing herself to focus. Her preparation time was usually the most enjoyable part of her week, but today her mind was still back in Rabbi Freund’s office.

Their short meeting this morning had been unexpected, as had been his question: “Do you think Tammy Hurwitz has shown enough improvement to warrant her staying on next year?”

Even on the spot, she’d felt the unfairness of posing such a question as a spur-of-the-moment aside. What she should have done was respond with a measured, “Let me think about it.”

Instead, she’d instinctively answered, “Definitely. Absolutely keep her on.” And had been questioning herself ever since.