It was only at this moment that Avraham was worthy of wearing Hashem’s cloak of Kindness
The Midrash (Bereishis Rabbah 58:9) says: Hashem said to Avraham, “My craft is doing acts of kindness. Now [after providing the burial needs for Sarah] you have taken hold of My craft. Come and wear My garment [of Kindness.] (Rabbi Yosef Kalatzky, Beyond Pshat)
“Rav Dovid Weiss* just bought an apartment in the building down the block,” my husband informed me one blustery autumn evening.
“The Rav Dovid Weiss from Yerushalayim?” I exclaimed. “Choshuve neighbors!” I’d heard both the Rav and the Rebbetzin speak several times, and I was thrilled that she’d be living nearby. Perhaps I’d develop a closer relationship with her.
“They have a lot of married kids living in the neighborhood, so they decided to relocate here,” my husband added.
So that Friday night, carrying a beautiful platter of cake, I went to welcome my new neighbors.
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