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She was stopped by her mother’s voice saying, “Raizele, no. There will be better times”
The night of the speech, I still couldn’t talk. But I couldn’t cancel, either
Eight speakers share the encounters that left them speechless
All I could think about was the journey that had brought me to this moment
“I’m so scared! I can’t go back there. The yetzer hara will get me!”
There was one moment when I could respond only with silence
For the first time in my life, I was really down. I didn’t know how we’d move on…
I just stood there, crying, in front of 100 guests. I kept trying to speak, but I couldn’t…
I, on the other hand, hoped that my tone didn’t convey my disbelief at her naiveté
