The word spread quickly among them: The air conditioning in the shul had broken that afternoon
IT was a warm day for March, even for Beit Shemesh.
The girls were all dressed for the bas mitzvah, and when the girls took their places, they realized something was wrong. The word spread quickly among them: The air conditioning in the shul had broken that afternoon.
The girls squirmed in their seats as the bas mitzvah girl delivered a well-thought-out devar Torah, and they went straight to the drink table as soon as the speeches ended.
The mother of the bas mitzvah girl appeared distraught and dismayed. She went over to the mother of her daughter’s best friend and confided, “I’m so upset. We had no choice. We couldn’t find another hall on such short notice, but I feel so bad for my daughter. All she wanted at her bas mitzvah was simchah-filled dancing, an evening when every girl in the class could dance together. And now, it’s so hot in here, I’m sure no one will feel like dancing.”
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