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mamashtakah
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Oldest daughter wanted to travel from Israel to America after HS graduation to see friends, family, etc. She babysat a lot and earned enough to make the trip. (She did the same thing a few years ago, pre-aliyah, when she wanted to spend a summer in Israel.)

Second oldest daughter wanted to do the same thing this year. She cleaned houses after school; she had several regular customers on the yishuv. She also picked up extra business before Pesach. She earned enough money for a round-trip ticket, spending money, and one Broadway play.

They both knew that as much as we loved them, we just didn’t have enough money to give them for these types of things, so if they wanted it badly enough, they would have to earn it. And they did.