The Biggest Heart of All By Malky Heimowitz | April 21, 2021
Alter Mordechai Morel wasn’t supposed to make it to his first birthday. But for the next 36 years, he defied the odds. Knowing any day could be his last, he made every minute count
Illustration: Menachem Weinreb
The young couple was in the process of redoing their bathroom, and as often happens with construction, things were not going quite as planned. “It’s so annoying,” the wife complained to her husband. “The vanity didn’t come out right, and the whole project is costing so much more than we expected.”
The husband was contemplative. “Is either of us sick?” he asked. “Is either of us in the hospital? Then we don’t get upset about this.”