If he was looking for a quiet type who would make a good, devoted wife, it seemed he’d found the right one
“Iwant to talk to this Mordechai from the falafel shop!” Judy was at the top of her game, bold and brave. “Let’s see him stand up to me and keep on hiding information from us!”
“He’s just as stubborn as you are,” Yonatan chuckled. He was feeling good. It had been a great idea to invite Judy to come and help him. He loved his sister so much and wanted to see her, especially now — and she really was better suited to this job than he was.
Dad had sounded hesitant when Yonatan had called to suggest that Judy come and try to make contact with Shalom. “But it’s your job, Yonatan,” he’d kept saying. “You can do it, and I’m relying on you. What do we need Judy for?”
But after a little more wheedling on Yonatan’s part, Dad had given in. And when Yonatan broached the subject with Judy, she’d been quick to agree. After a brief pause, she added confidentially that she’d thought of the same idea herself, and had even started planning how Yaakov and the two girls would manage in her absence.
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