{"product_id":"ibs-la579","title":"50 \/ 50","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"0\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003eA woman stands at a crossroads. Fifty-\u003cs\u003efour\u003c\/s\u003e years are behind her,\u003cbr\u003ethe golden years ahead of her. Who cares? Just an extra line on\u003cbr\u003ea resume. \u003cs\u003eSima, \u003ci\u003eMah Chadash's\u003c\/i\u003e bookkeeper, doesn't think she\u003cbr\u003elooks a day over thirty-five, anyway:\u003c\/s\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt any rate, to Bella, she'll always be \u003ci\u003emaidele\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cs\u003eNo connection to the anti-\u003cbr\u003ewrinkle creams that Belle sells.\u003c\/s\u003e And as Esther says, at our age, life itself is the\u003cbr\u003emain thing. And Esther knows what she's talking about. She escorted two\u003cbr\u003eparents who were too young to their final resting place. \u003cs\u003eThey're \u003ci\u003emaidele's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eparents, too. It's only thanks to her that there's color on their \u003ci\u003ematzeivos\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/s\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife is good, \u003ci\u003ebaruch Hashem\u003c\/i\u003e. She was \u003ci\u003ezochah\u003c\/i\u003e to Nachum, a husband head\u003cbr\u003eand shoulders above the rest. \u003cs\u003eShe cannot let him go back to the seventh\u003cbr\u003efloor!\u003c\/s\u003e And also four children who are long past childhood: Avigdor, Margalit,\u003cbr\u003eDiti, and Chaggai. \u003cs\u003eMargalit is ashamed of her, Diti ran away to Connecticut,\u003cbr\u003eAvigdor is married to Adina, and Chaggai has yet to marry, but other than all\u003cbr\u003ethe above, fortunate is the one who bore them.\u003c\/s\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grandchildren are an age-related bonus. She's a proud, full-time\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003esavtuta\u003c\/i\u003e. Her freezer's always full, \u003ci\u003ebaruch Hashem\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cs\u003eIt's unclear how that's\u003cbr\u003epossible with Avigdor's appetite.\u003c\/s\u003e And every Shabbos and Yom Tov, she\u003cbr\u003ehas to expand the table. \u003cs\u003eIf Tuvia plans on closeting himself in his room, he\u003cbr\u003eshould say so in advance!\u003c\/s\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer work at \u003ci\u003eMah Chadash\u003c\/i\u003e is nice, all in all. \u003cs\u003eIt fills up the Pesach envelope\u003cbr\u003ehidden behind her creams.\u003c\/s\u003e Osnat is a wonderful boss \u003cs\u003eon the days they\u003cbr\u003edon't wear the same sweater\u003c\/s\u003e and each of her colleagues is terrific. \u003cs\u003eUnless\u003cbr\u003eher name is Gila and she's set on becoming her daughter-in-law:\u003c\/s\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bottom line is that when she looks at herself, she feels complete.\u003cbr\u003eOne hundred percent Shoshi. \u003cs\u003e50\/50 would be more precise.\u003c\/s\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e50\/50\u003c\/b\u003e is a meeting of body and soul, with the question that awaits us at\u003cbr\u003eevery junction: Where to now?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevora Rand is the author of a slew of out-of-the-box bestsellers including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAleha Hashalom, Escape Room,\u003cbr\u003eFreedom of Choice, More or Less, and To Be Continued.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:white\"\u003eCopyright Judaicaplaza\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"12\" style=\"display:none\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003etable{border-collapse:collapse}td{background-color:#efefef;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px}th{font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSku:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"font-weight:bold;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"1\"\u003eIBS-LA579\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"font-weight:bold;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"2\"\u003eDevora Rand\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTranslator:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"font-weight:bold;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"3\"\u003eY. 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