“This guy sounds like a piece of work.” Warner leans back in his seat. “You think he was some kind of Russian spy?”

Gabe has never heard Ezra sound quite so harsh with Rivi, so accusatory

She’d never entertained the thought that Abba might genuinely be afraid of someone finding him

Had someone gone through the boxes? Someone who wouldn’t have known to put a Tanach at the top of the pile?

“Hmm.” There’s a wealth of judgment in Rivi’s voice, and Penina winces and averts her eyes

“Every aliyah you’ve ever gotten was under the wrong name,” Hillel says thoughtfully

Ezra is behind her, and he looks just as angry as she feels. “Rivi, can’t we just have one meal without you provoking her?”

Gabe doesn’t say, If I spend another minute in this house watching you two ignore each other I might burst