Nachas

Last Friday, we attended Hersh's Hagigat HaSiddur.  It was a beautiful morning, in which we watched our son and his classmates sing the morning t'fillot, and share with us original Hebrew stories they had written.  My heart was bursting with love and joy for my amazing little mensch.  He is so brave, confident, articulate, sweet, and funny.
A friend relayed the following story to me about AlteLu:  After school AlteLu was "reading" to 5 other kids on the rocks.  A little boy walked up to AlteLu and said, "You can't read, you're not really reading."  AlteLu looked this boy (who was older) squarely in the face and said, "Go away, we're nice people here."  The little boy seemed shocked by her response, and promptly walked away.  What a strong, confident, kid spirit she has, believing in herself and the kindness of her friends.