Some thoughts before Pesach…
I read a beautiful explanation for why we use the word “Seder” for the first night of Pesach. Maharal says this refers to the seder, or order, for everything that happens in life. Even when events seem random or out of control, everything is happening with a reason according to Hashem’s seder. And Seder night is when we internalize this knowledge.
One of my friends reminds me periodically when I get frazzled and start looking for more hishtadlus to do: “Lo al yidei malach…” Hashem doesn’t need my help.
This podcast episode with Rachel Tuchman, LMHC, about body image and health especially around Y”T time, is evergreen.
I’m looking forward to dipping into this book. I have finally accepted that I am not a book finisher, I am a book grazer.
And at Chag Ha’aviv, I had a thought about why I use so much nature imagery (in pictures and words) on this blog. I think that so much about the process of being single and waiting to meet the right person is reflected in nature. It is out of our hands. It happens on its own time without our interference. It is so much bigger than us, and we should not feel shame when we can’t control it.
Wishing you a chag kasher v’sameach! I hope you have a wonderful Y”T. Thank you for being my reader. This year in Yerushalayim!
P.S. I have a new hagaddah!
