It became clear to Rivka why she had to travel four hours to attend a wedding where she knew not a soul
ASRivka and her husband Zev pulled into the parking lot in Monsey, they breathed a sigh of relief. They had traveled over four hours from Baltimore and were elated to arrive in time for the chuppah.
The chassan was her husband’s former chavrusa, and he had waited a long time to find his bashert.
Initially, Rivka was not planning on making the trek from Baltimore to Monsey. And she had compelling reasons not to attend.
She had to be back in the classroom early the next morning. Besides that, Rivka assumed she wouldn’t know any of the women at the chasunah.
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