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“The nice thing is that daughter could accompany her hus-
retirement opens you band on a business trip, something that
up to being available would have been difficult to do before.
“I’m a little young to retire; I’m over 60,
Toby and Pinchas Fader to do things on the but not of retirement age yet. When I
was working, I used to often tell my kids,
Fridays, I go to my daughter’s home at ”spur of the moment. ‘No, I can’t; I’m working; I’m traveling;
7 a.m. so my son-in-law can go to the I’m whatever,’ and I got tired of saying
gym besides going to shul. It forces me About a week into her retirement, that,” explains Toby. “I’ve had a long
to get moving and gives me some time Toby’s Shabbos guest mentioned that career, but over time, the nature of my
to spend with my granddaughter.” she was going to vacation in Punta work had changed. It no longer stimu-
Cana, in the Dominican Republic, lated me, and I was no longer passion-
Soon after retiring, Toby spent a alone. “My husband, Pinchas, said, ate about it. I decided that it was time
week subbing in the preschool at Ohr ‘Why don’t you go with her? You’re free.’ to retire. Now, I can say, ‘Yes, I can!’ to
Chadash Academy, where her daughter, So I did! The nice thing is that retire- my children whenever they ask.”
Rachel Lasson, is an administrator. “It ment opens you up to being available
gave me an appreciation for what goes to do things on the spur of the Toby continues to do taharas, as she
on in the school and for just how hard moment.” has ever since she moved to Baltimore.
teaching is,” says Toby. In addition to Rabbi Sklare’s shiur, she
Her new schedule allowed her to goes to Rabbi Dovid Katz’s women’s
babysit for her grandchildren so her shiur on Wednesday mornings and
Rabbi Marwick’s shiur on Tuesdays.

The Faders are planning on making
aliyah to Ramat Beit Shemesh in
August. A lot of Toby’s newfound free
time, therefore, has been spent getting
their paperwork together and working
with Nefesh B’Nefesh. Since all their
children live here, they plan on

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