25 Kislev, 1st day of Chanukah 5786
Sometimes a bunch of unrelated moments line up, and only afterward do you realize they were all pieces of one idea Hashem was trying to show you.
I didn’t set out to write about this. It kind of strung together on its own. Between a text message, a conversation with a friend, opening a book, and attending a shiur that doesn’t usually fit into my schedule. Looking back, it’s hard not to see how the pieces were placed exactly where they needed to be. Hashem gives us the pieces. Our job is to notice how they fit.
As you may know, I write a weekly post on the parsha, usually trying to uncover a deeper layer beneath the surface of the text. Lately, my focus has been on Shabbos, on learning how to tap into its light and carry it with us as we move through the darkness of the weekdays.
I’ve been writing about the spirituality of light and darkness. Sometimes we have to find the hidden light inside the darkness just to get through. Even when we reach the light,…
