It’s not just tragedy that causes kiddush Hashem, but any personal or communal struggle
The above pasuk, about the deaths of Aharon’s sons, Nadav and Avihu, explains that these deaths were actually a kiddush Hashem. When Bnei Yisrael saw that Divine Justice will be meted consistently — even for the slightest wavering of the righteous — it strengthened their faith and caused a kiddush Hashem. Even though Nadav and Avihu died because of a spiritual failing, it was eclipsed by the greater spiritual result. (Rabbi Yosef Kalatzky, Beyond Pshat)
Emerging from lockdown means seeing people you haven’t seen in months, with a once-routine trip to the grocery becoming fertile ground for long-lost reunions. So it was when I stood between the chickpeas and corn and got bumped from behind with a cart.
“Sorry!” The perpetrator was nearly buried behind a mound of groceries, but that didn’t stop me from recognizing her.
“Devora! How are you? I haven’t seen you in ages!”
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