Letting an impressionable 18-year-old hang out with at-risk girls was a recipe for disaster. She sighed. ZeeZee wasn’t going to be happy
Chava sensed Rabbi Freund’s agitation as soon as she stepped into his office. He stood up to greet her, then sat down, then immediately stood up again, tugging at his beard, as Chava watched him with mounting curiosity.
At last, he spoke. “I just had a meeting with ZeeZee Keller’s mother. She told me something quite disturbing. Did you know that ZeeZee’s been spending time at a center for at-risk girls?”
Chava sucked in her breath. “No! Really?” She stared at Rabbi Freund. “I had no idea. How long has this been going on for?”
“Several months, apparently. Her mother just discovered this now, and she wasn’t happy.”
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