“These are the journeys …” (Bamidbar 33:1)
Rashi: “Why are these journeys written?
To make known His kindnesses. Even though He decreed upon them to wander and roam in the desert they did not wander continuously all forty years for there are no more than forty-two journeys listed here. We see from this Hashem’s love and affection for the Jewish People. (Rav Yaakov Neiman Darchei Mussar)
They were jostling and shoving in line. I moved over to try to get away from their rambunctious behavior. I always disliked the Central Bus Station. Whenever possible I tried to take buses that I could catch in my neighborhood. But traveling out of the city was different and this time I found myself in the middle of summer vacation waiting to board a bus along with a bevy of teenagers.
These teenagers looked like the “real thing” — backpacks cigarettes a multitude of decorative earrings … they were shrieking and carrying on. All I wanted was some quiet. I wanted to get to where I was going without a migraine. As I handed the driver my ticket I doubted I would achieve my goal.
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