“Rabbi Ganz says I have to go. He said he won’t let me chicken out of everything”

The following day, Yanky came down with fever. He spent two days shivering in bed, but by the third, he was able to sit up without feeling faint and nibble on a cracker.
Canoeing was on that day’s itinerary, and Yanky had no intention of missing it. He dragged himself out of bed in time for Shacharis, hoping that his wan appearance might somehow go unnoticed. It didn’t. Rabbi Ganz took one look at him and sent him back to bed.
In his room, Yanky watched Danny pack a small backpack with the items needed for the expedition.
“Well at least I don’t have to spend the day in a canoe with Zvi Leader,” he said irritably.
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