{"product_id":"50-50","title":"50\/50","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA woman stands at a crossroads. Fifty-\u003cspan class=\"msoDel\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003efour\u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e years are behind her, the golden years ahead of her. Who cares? Just an extra line on a resume. \u003cspan class=\"msoDel\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003eSima, \u003ci\u003eMah Chadash’s\u003c\/i\u003e bookkeeper, doesn’t think she \u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"msoDel\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003elooks a day over thirty-five, anyway\u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt any rate, to Bella, she’ll always be \u003ci\u003emaidele\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"msoDel\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003eNo connection to the anti wrinkle creams that Bella sells.\u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e And as Esther says, at our age, life itself is the main thing. And Esther knows what she’s talking about. She escorted two parents who were too young to their final resting place. \u003cspan class=\"msoDel\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003eThey’re \u003ci\u003emaidele’s\u003c\/i\u003e parents, too. It’s only thanks to her that there’s color on their \u003ci\u003ematzeivos\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife is good, \u003ci\u003ebaruch Hashem\u003c\/i\u003e. She was \u003ci\u003ezochah\u003c\/i\u003e to Nachum, a husband head and shoulders above the rest. \u003cspan class=\"msoDel\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003eShe cannot let him go back to the seventh floor!\u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e And also four children who are long past childhood: Avigdor, Margalit, Diti, and Chaggai. \u003cspan class=\"msoDel\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003eMargalit is ashamed of her, Diti ran away to Connecticut, Avigdor is married to Adina, and Chaggai has yet to marry, but other than all \u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"msoDel\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003ethe above, fortunate is the one who bore them.\u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe grandchildren are an age-related bonus. She’s a proud, full-time \u003ci\u003esavtuta\u003c\/i\u003e. Her freezer’s always full, \u003ci\u003ebaruch Hashem\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"msoDel\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003eIt’s unclear how that’s possible with Avigdor’s appetite.\u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e And every Shabbos and Yom Tov, she has to expand the table. \u003cspan class=\"msoDel\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003eIf Tuvia plans on closeting himself in his room, he should say so in advance!\u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer work at \u003ci\u003eMah Chadash\u003c\/i\u003e is nice, all in all. \u003cspan class=\"msoDel\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003eIt fills up the Pesach envelope hidden behind her creams.\u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Osnat is a wonderful boss on the days they don’t wear the same sweater and each of her colleagues is terrific. \u003cspan class=\"msoDel\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003eUnless her name is Gila and she’s set on becoming her daughter-in-law.\u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bottom line is that when she looks at herself, she feels complete. One hundred percent Shoshi. \u003cspan class=\"msoDel\"\u003e\u003cdel\u003e50\/50 would be more precise.\u003c\/del\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50\/50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a meeting of body and soul, with the question that awaits us at every junction: Where to now?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDevora Rand is the author of a slew of out-of-the-box bestsellers including: \u003ci\u003eAleha Hashalom, Escape Room, Freedom of Choice, More or Less,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTo Be Continued\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Israel Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52233884303672,"sku":null,"price":26.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/9497\/8104\/files\/LA579T.webp?v=1776672856","url":"https:\/\/mysefer.com\/products\/50-50","provider":"My Sefer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}