Sorrow and Joy

For many years, I have felt a tightening in my chest when singing the song that quotes the Talmud stating “מִשֶּׁנִּכְנַס אֲדָר מַרְבִּין בְּשִׂמְחָה” translated as “When Adar enters, joy increases” (Taanit 29a). It feels like a forced command to be happy, yet I can’t hold back the surge of sadness when the new month …

Omicron Won

I feel a bit embarrassed and guilty to admit it, but we are now a COVID household. Reuben and I both received positive test results for COVID on the last day of January. According to Israeli data, more people tested positive for the coronavirus in January of this year than the entire year of 2021. …