Readers share their own memorable gifts, those that hit the spot and those that missed by a mile
To our rebbeim, teachers, morahs, you are the heroes of our nation, and you deserve to be recognized as such. Your sacrifice is not lost on us, and that explains our exuberance to present you with a spectacular end-of-year gift. Hey, why are you frowning? W-what’s wrong? Why do you look like you took a swig of what you thought was orange juice and turned out to be egg yolk? Are end-of-year gifts that bad?
Readers share their own memorable gifts, those that hit the spot and those that missed by a mile
As a teacher I’ve gotten so many gift cards. Some are more useful than others, though. Dunkin’ Donut ones don’t help since I eat chalav Yisrael. I usually save the mani/pedi ones and give them to my daughters-in-law when they come to visit. The Target ones go, well, to Target.
And, parents, hakaras hatov is amazing, but I’ll gladly take Visa cards or even (gasp) cash.
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