Acharei Mot
Home is Where the Heart Is
Boom! In an instant, glass was shattered and the peace was broken. The events that transpired this past Patriot's day in Boston were a reminder of the overlooked blessing of normalcy and predictability in our lives.
The Mishnah 5:5 in Pirkeh Avot mentions the miracles that transpired in the Bais Hamikdash. "No women miscarried from the smell of the meat, the meat never spoiled, no flies were found in the slaughter house....etc." Rabbi Oelbaum points out that all the miracles mentioned were things that did not happen. They are all stated in the negative. Sometimes the greatest blessings are the ones that we take for granted, the ones we don't even realize are miracles. The blessing of life carrying on normally. Read More
Boom! In an instant, glass was shattered and the peace was broken. The events that transpired this past Patriot's day in Boston were a reminder of the overlooked blessing of normalcy and predictability in our lives.
The Mishnah 5:5 in Pirkeh Avot mentions the miracles that transpired in the Bais Hamikdash. "No women miscarried from the smell of the meat, the meat never spoiled, no flies were found in the slaughter house....etc." Rabbi Oelbaum points out that all the miracles mentioned were things that did not happen. They are all stated in the negative. Sometimes the greatest blessings are the ones that we take for granted, the ones we don't even realize are miracles. The blessing of life carrying on normally. Read More