I take great pride in my friendships–whether it’s the bestie I talk or text with daily, the busy mom friends I meet for dinner less often than we’d like, the college roommate I meet with our kids when we’re in town together, or the pre-college school friends that share infrequent reunions, Sunday-night Zoom calls, and Wordle scores in our group chat. There are friends whose bat mitzvahs I went to, and now we’re attending our children’s b’nai mitzvahs. Maintaining these friendships over decades has been gratifying in so many ways, and I have no plans to stop.
Emily Raij 