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B. Schreiber, M.A., is an English teacher, writer and editor whose stories and essays have appeared in various publications. She lives in Jerusalem with her family.
Words have a life of their own; moreover, they embody permanence.
In every language and culture, many other great sayings remind us of the earlier credo of Judaism’s greatest Torah leaders.
As I sit in a specialist’s examining room, surrounded by high-tech equipment that is surely the latest word in medical care, my thoughts revert to a conversation I’ve recently had with a friend.
I had three maternal great-aunts, matriarchal figures who were treated like priceless antiques.
My mother had a special corner we children called “Mommy’s nook.” The nook was a haven that attracted the unfortunate—spinsters, widows, women who were destitute, lonely, or otherwise down and out.
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