It was time for Pinny’s older sisters, Chaviva and Penina, to plan his upsheren, and they were full of ideas — but very different ideas,A Stone’s Throw Away,It was time for Pinny’s older sisters, Chaviva and Penina, to plan his upsheren, and they were full of ideas — but very different ideas
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It was time for Pinny’s older sisters Chaviva and Penina to plan his upsheren and they were full of ideas — but very different ideas.
EXCERPT The smallest size tzitzis had been bought and laid neatly in the drawer. The sparkling clean never-yet-dropped-in-a-puddle velvet yarmulke with the letter pei was ready to sit atop Pinny’s new haircut. It was time for his older sisters Chaviva and Penina to plan the gala upsheren and they were full of ideas. The problem was their ideas were entirely different.
“I’m telling you” Penina said dreamily “light blue linen tablecloths with an overlay of white tulle is the way to go. Scattered mason jars with bright blue hydrangea at random spots on the table. Cream white ceramic plates and our Shabbos silver cutlery. That should set the right note.”
“Penina!” Chaviva exploded “It’s a barbecue not a wedding! We’ll do blue plastic tablecloths if you like blue though personally I think red-and-white checks is summery and festive.”
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