“When you come into the Land that Hashem will give you as an inheritance … You shall take from the first of every fruit of the ground … And you shall come to the Kohein … And say: ‘And now behold I have brought the first of the fruit of the Land that You have given me Hashem.’ You shall place it before Hashem and rejoice in all the good that Hashem has given to you and your family.” (Devarim 26:1–11)
The purpose of bringing bikurim is to demonstrate recognition of Hashem’s goodness — that all wealth and success emanates from Him. (Rav Chaim Zeitchik Maayanei HaChayim).
I stare dumfounded at the visage that appears before me on the inside of my closet door. I happened to bump into her by chance; my arms were filled with folded laundry as I swung the door open and suddenly I saw her in the mirror gazing at me — so similar to me but looking so miserable and angry.
I have known her for a long time. I know that she works very hard and that some massive invisible spoon stirs up her home every day and creates chaos that she must restore to order. I know that she has troubles and worries and even backaches
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