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Article: Rosh Hashanah at my house.(short story)

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September 1, 1995
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Yesterday was Rosh Hashanah.

Mom, Dad, Nate, and I wore fancy clothes to synagogue. I put on my shiny, black shoes all by myself. I wore my best dress. Nate wore a suit. When Mom told him he looked handsome, Nate stuck his chest out. I twirled in my dress. Mom said I looked pretty.

I'm still too little to go to the prayer services. But I can play in another room with my friends. Sara and I made shaving-cream pictures. They smelled good.

"We'd better hurry," Mom said after the prayer services were over. "The Havurah group will beat us home."

"Will Sara come?" I asked.

"Yes. So will Joey and a few other kids," said Mom.

Mom was ...

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