What’s a favorite memory you have with Erin?

“I liked how you were surprised at my relationship with Gerald”

— This is Todd

“All our cute playdates with the “babies””

— Hally Goldstein

“When I first saw you when you were born…your mom and dad brought you to Longwood…you were such a beautiful and adorable baby!”

— Eric Green

“Watching you read to your children on the beach ❤️”

— Melissa Diamond

“Erin Norby, doyenne of the little league fashion world, has worked so hard to ensure that we have the best outfitted players in all the land these last couple years. When I think of Erin, I think of her sitting on her living room floor at midnight, red-eyed, knee-deep in boxes of baseball clothes, distributing uniforms to coaches.”

— Oren Dekalo

“I don’t have one specific memory, but Erin always has the warmest smile on her face whenever I see her!”

— Margo Strahlberg

“I miss our time as roommates in Chicago and even our time as coworkers!”

— Max McCann

“Our block party's with family and friends.”

— Ken

“We are still getting to know one another, but there's always an element of seeming to always having known your soul.”

— Alana Elias

“When we played Boomerang Fu”

— Ike

“Chilling at the beach”

— B D

“Check out audio clip, and not necessary "favorite" but most amusing....TLDL, when I went out once for Gelato w/ Erin, then a week later she says she's now dating a guy named Gerald who just started coming to Bucktown Chabad. I said "alright!" It worked out, woohoo!”

— David S Tirkel, CPA

“Surprising Gerald for his birthday”

— Baroukh Ovadia

“So many memories to choose from but the shared trauma of Mr O'Neill's physics classes are probably the most searing -- so glad that we were able to go to Governor's school together.”

— Cy

“I'm lucky if I have any memories. Going apple picking with the the whole family”

— Roberta Moskova-Norby

“When she came to visit me while in college! I”

— Edythe Lichtensteini . Grandmother

“I’m so mature my memory is failing me—just all of law school. Erin you were always the spunkiest, brightest little dame in the halls at Chicago. You really helped draw me out.”

— Nathan Cardon

“Our time together at the beach.”

— Norman Saville

“Back when we were regulars at the Bucktown Chabad.”

— Jared Taffel

“Attending the never ending Nutcracker Sweets and the family time that followed”

— Robert Lichtenstein....uncle bobby

“A dinner party together back when she was a successful writer looking for the next great mystery to publish.”

— Noah Mishkin

“There are too many to pick from, but it was so funny when you fought with Grandma Eyde, I love going shopping with you, and it was so fun getting our nails done together. I also like when we have such random convos on the way to Shul and I love how you are always pushing me to do better.”

— Zelda

“Switching outfits in the bathroom at the North Shore Center because I had worn a dress that day and she had pants on! That and going to the random party at an old milk bottling factory.”

— Tamar Yellin

“this is probably not my favorite memory but its the one I remembered; I had to have ear tubes put in, so I went with mommy to the building, we talked a lot and it was very fun. when I got in the office they showed me the tubes and the equipment it was really cool. They did the surgery and when I woke up in the bed I remember hearing mommy's voice, it seemed so loud to me louder than anything I ever heard before. I asked why see was yelling but she told me she wasn't. It was so fun hearing all the noises around me and I got to experience it with her by my side. afterwards when I came out we lie down in the grass, I got a grass stain on my pants and we talked about it and many other things related. It was a fun time I got to spend with her.”

— Jacob Norby

“Learning on zoom, commenting on the same posts, and seeing you and Gerald every once in a while in person!”

— Yaakov Pole

“Nutcracker Performances with family”

— Susan Zander

“I'll always remember that night at the bowling alley, not realizing the long-term ramifications of expressing a lukewarm opinion of country music!”

— Alex Clare

“Your company combined with the best sour cream cake I’ve ever had”

— Katie Meyers

“There are honestly too many to list from dance to hanging out at your parents house riding go carts, making videos, beach trips or visiting friends in college. It’s gotten even better as we’ve gotten older and I’ve had the privilege of seeing you get married and build your family! I love our talks and being able to catch up when we can.”

— Brooke Driver

“I loved when Erin excitedly told me all about how Gerald proposed and how she told the story with such genuine joy. It made me think of the rare visit I'd had with Gerald a while before where he told me all about the most amazing girl he'd ever met and how he had told that story in much the same way. I remember being struck by the parallel and just feeling thrilled for both of you.”

— Jack Norby

“Playing dress up in your moms old clothes, and watching you perform in the Nutcracker.”

— Adrienne

“It was the honor of my life to witness your conversion with the Beit Din at the mikvah.”

— Jodie Mendelson

“Talking liberty and politics at The Living Room”

— Joel Griffith

“Bickering over political issues on Facebook. 😏”

— Jonathan Edelman

“I just remember always enjoying having you as a student in my class. You made me want to do the best job that I could!”

— Laura Stump

“There was a time, early on, when nothing in the world was as thrilling as the walk to Erin’s apartment. It wasn’t just a walk—it was an electric current, a heartbeat pounding in time with anticipation, the sheer, intoxicating knowledge that she was on the other side of that door. I would arrive, stepping into the soft glow of her world, and suddenly, everything sharpened—colors more vivid, sounds more crisp, the universe itself bending just a little closer to listen. The way she glanced up from her books, the smallest shift of her smile—it sent bolts of lightning down my spine. We ate Chinese food like it was the feast of gods, laughing over chopsticks and stolen bites. She studied, I watched, but even in silence, it was exhilarating—because I was there, with her. We stayed up too late, talking about books and philosophy, unraveling the great mysteries of the world, or simply reveling in the nearness of each other. It wasn’t just the newness of love. It was the gravity of it. The way the world faded except for this—her, us, the space between every word stretched tight with meaning. And to this day, when I think about those nights, I feel it again. That pulse, that thrill, that quiet certainty that nothing in the world mattered more than being in Erin’s orbit.”

— Gerald

“Learning Tanya together!”

— Sara Moscowitz

“Too many! But today, let’s go with seeing the Vieux Carré performance.”

— Michael Dove