As the harrowing events of Simchas Torah become an increasingly distant memory, I am now beginning to confront the atrocities of that dreadful day—something I was previously unable to bring myself to do. Hearing survivors recount their harrowing escapes and reading news articles about the massacre has been an important, yet challenging endeavor. These past few weeks have brought me to tears more often than I can ever recall in my adult life.
Why have I stepped out of my comfort zone and done this? Because I believe it's vital to move beyond the confines of my own secure space to attentively listen to the experiences of others in order to connect with their reality.
Rebbetzin Feige Twerski highlights a poignant reality in her book - The Future of Friendship:
“Our society is drowning in a veritable ocean of verbiage. Never before have we been surrounded by so many words, so much information, assaulting us from every possible direction, and yet so many people today feel that nobody is liste…
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