(This was to my cousin Hannah’s mother and came right after the senseless and hateful shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.)
יום הולדת שמח
We wish your day to be happy as can be and may it have many happy returns of the day!
I’ve been thinking of you and Hannah often especially after yesterday’s news flash that came through as we were awaiting results at Nick’s marching band competition as to whether his school would make the finals and perform again (they did and came seventh with a performance even better than the stellar one that got them there in the first place).
The both of you share a gift for wishing for love and peace in spite of and in the face of unspeakable evil and I hope for that love and peace to be returned unto you many times over.