GREAT READS Issue 618 · July 13, 2016

All in the Family

“Tamar, we don’t want to go back there — to what happened before Shiffy’s wedding. Remember? In Three Steps? The shopping has to stay under control.”

All    in    the    Family
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“Tamar, we don’t want to go back there — to what happened before Shiffy’s wedding. Remember? In Three Steps? The shopping has to stay under control.”

Photo: Shutterstock

“Isn’t it amazing Reuven?” said Tamar dreamily. “I can’t believe that Nossi is already in shidduchim; it seems like just yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital and now our baby is all grown up.”

“Pretty incredible” Reuven murmured looking up from the checkbook he was balancing.

Tamar lapsed into a silence as she wiped down the already immaculate tabletop. Reuven looked at her worriedly. “Everything okay?”

“I… I just can’t believe that our nest will be completely empty. I mean what will I do all day? Even Sruly’s off to Riverdale.”

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