When cabin fever hits, some of the most surprising excursions aren’t too far from your own backyard
After Pesach the most common word I heard was “surprisingly.”
“Yom Tov was surprisingly very nice.”
“Surprisingly, we really enjoyed ourselves.”
“Surprisingly, the kids took the spotlight and shined.”
Everyone was surprised.
Should we be surprised? We are the Am Hashem, the Chosen People, and with enormous bitachon and emunah we didn’t just make the best of it — we made it the best. Facing tremendous stress, we reached deep down and learned what’s really important — another daf Gemara, davening with extra kavanah, a quiet meal with a spouse, a short walk with each of our children.
As Shavuos approached and my wife and I faced a second Yom Tov with no children or grandchildren underfoot, no toys strewn about the house, no major shopping and cooking sprees for ten-person seudos, we felt like we needed a break from our house.
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