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HOME & FAMILY The Jar of Mannby Atara Chofetz Pfft . . . pfft . . . pfft . . . the iron glided rhythmically on the white shirt, straightening the soft fabric and transforming the wrinkled garment into one worthy of being worn.
LIFE JOURNEYS
Stubbornness, a very Jewish trait — for worse or
better
TRUE TALES FROM YESTERYEAR
Two women stood in the large and spacious kitchen, busy
preparing for the day's meal. They kept talking while their
hands mechanically prepared the trays. Noise from the street
filtered through the open windows into the kitchen, and Lea,
the older of the two, sighed, "It seems that another group of
unfortunate people has arrived in town," she commented.
Shayne nodded sympathetically.
Yichus
It's late afternoon on a Friday twenty years ago in
Melbourne, Australia. I am a young girl — eight years
old. My sister and brother and I arrive with my mother at my
grandparents' home. It's almost candle-lighting time. Three
generations of Jewish women pause to gaze at the beautiful,
polished candlesticks upon which stand the proud and pure
tall white candles.
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POETS' CORNER
At Har Sinai, say Chazal, sinah, anti-semitism,
descended upon us as a nation. This world watchword has
preserved us as a people.
Perhaps the secret of sinah-survival lies in
shohni, difference, which is linguistically
similar.
Jewish survival, being different, keeping a low profile . . .
Differences
"Look, aren't the flowers in this neighborhood gorgeous?"
"Oh!" I turn to her, surprised out of my reverie,
"Mmmm," she answers noncommitally. "But
"Mmmm," I answer, noncommitally,
I bite pale lips, sink back into my reverie.
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