GREAT READS → LIFETAKES Issue 793 · January 8, 2020

Nachas Made Easy

It’s a small thing, yet it fills me with nachas that I never dreamed I would have

Nachas Made Easy

Today my daughter came home and handed me her Chumash test. I see a big red “105” with the word “Metzuyan” stamped on top.

“A hundred and five!” I can’t help but scream. “You got a hundred and five on your Chumash test!”

“Yeah,” she casually explains, “It’s a perfect score. I got every single question right and also the extra credit question, and Morah even showed the principal.”

I scoop up my daughter in a giant hug and twirl her around. The score is not unusual for her. I actually can’t recall her ever receiving a mark below 95 on any test. But nonetheless, 105 on a Chumash test is something special.

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