Please leave a message for Thomas Esposito.

Mr. Esposito, a terrible curse has been visited upon your family.

Sorry, Dad, it's me.

I just got home from my friend Sophie's about Mitzpice Service and wanted to say hi,

see if you had any news about when he might be able to come.

Um, anyway, Sophie's super in the horror movies, along with baseball and chess. to say hi, see if you had any news about when he might be able to come.

Anyway, Sophie's super in the horror movies, along with baseball and cello, but tonight's going to be a whole spooky haunted hotel party, and I gotta be honest, I'm kind of freaked out,

not because of the hotel thing, but she did so good this morning and I'm next.

She didn't even make one mistake.

She didn't even break a sweat up there.

Meanwhile, I was dripping sweat just watching her.

And her speech, her speech was great.

That's kind of how I think about my Jewish identity.

It's the hand you can hold when things get scary.

I mean, the girl got applause.

And a reminder that even with all the...

I didn't even know that was a thing.

Of just how beautiful the world can be.

And the whole time, I felt like

Rabbi Dan was looking at me.

Reminding me that I'm up next.

Talk about scary.

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