Faced with the angry doctor, the desperate Boruch, and the dog, Dovi found himself thinking of his father
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oach Perensky was doing a thing and it was making Sholom Wasser nervous, though he wasn’t sure what was wrong with it. Chezky Lorb had prepared a massive bowl of hard-boiled eggs for breakfast, and the bochurim were arguing about the best way to peel an egg so that it doesn’t come apart. Dovi Korman and Chaim Dov Jacobs were using spoons, and it seemed to be working, but Perensky — always a clown — clearly needed to pull the attention back toward him and insisted everyone watch his show.
“This is the best mehalech you’ll ever see,” he announced, looking right to left, making sure no one was looking anywhere else. “Now watch closely.”
He did something to the top of the shell and then to the bottom of the shell and suddenly, the egg flew out and he caught it like a ball. The guys started clapping, and suddenly, everyone was running to get more hard-boiled eggs.
On another day, Sholom Wasser might have enjoyed the sight of his bochurim laughing, even felt a little rush of happiness at Noach Perensky getting a chance to shine.
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