Shua points to a piece of jewelry. “This one here… is this suitable for a very chareidi woman?” he asks
“After Tovi spoke with you, she took off her hearing aid. She handed it to me and told me to put it in the garbage.
You should have seen her eyes, Shifra. She was so happy.”
“In the garbage? Wow.” Seven thousand miles separate Gedalya from Shifra, and the words come through after a delay of a few seconds.
“Yes.” Gedalya combs his beard with his fingers.
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