{"product_id":"yardsticks-a-judaic-novel-by-esty-heller","title":"Yardsticks A Judaic Novel By Esty Heller","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eMrs. Levinson grabbed my arm. \"One minute, Mina, I hear you also get a mazel tov?\"\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eI grinned. \"Yup.\"\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\"Beautiful!\" She pumped my hand warmly, then chuckled. \"And I guess you'll be the Nachshon with your husband's \u003c\/i\u003etakanos\u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e plan, huh?\"\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eMy mouth went dry.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eEvery kallah has a story.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eMina Genuth is privy to the complicated narratives of the \u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ekallahs\u003c\/i\u003e she serves in the Lewin bridal gown boutique. She wants to make everyone happy, but she's caught between her loyalty to her sister Yocheved, owner of the gown boutique where Mina is employed, and her support for her husband, who is on a wedding \u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003etakanos\u003c\/i\u003eplanning board and pushing to lower the community's wedding standards. When her daughter Shevy gets engaged, the unique dynamics of the \u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eshidduch \u003c\/i\u003etests Mina's commitment to her principles. It's another \u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ekallah\u003c\/i\u003e and another story - but this time it's personal.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eYelena Kozlov leads a challenging life. Her sewing talent shines in the Lewin gown boutique, but it's not easy being the primary breadwinner in the family. It's tough taking responsibility for everyone's problems. Resentment and despair force her to brainstorm ideas for how to increase her income. But the side business she starts is not that straightforward, and before long she finds herself involved in a conflict that's above her pay grade.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eJoin Mina, Yocheved, Yelena and the others as they grapple with difficult decisions and try to balance theory in the face of reality.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eBy Esty Heller\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Israel Bookshop Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43875430564005,"sku":"978-1-60091-876-6","price":20.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/8860\/9445\/files\/978-1-60091-876-6_45ec3c03-a4cd-452a-8bd2-389d19b8d897.jpg?v=1725094175","url":"https:\/\/www.israelbookshop.com\/products\/yardsticks-a-judaic-novel-by-esty-heller","provider":"IsraelBookShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}