Essence of the Simcha - Poem
Usually I don't post or share much about my personal life, however this time there is exception. Last week Thursday evening, my family and I, along with many members of our community, came together as we all celebrated the engagement of my sister. The whole Lechaim was such a beautiful, heartwarming occasion, as people came from near and far to share in our simcha and give their blessings and presence to us. Some people asked me afterwards if due to the simcha, I would write and share a poem about it. As it was extremely late on in the week, as well as close to 1am when the Lechaim ended, there was not that much time to scramble and put together something. I felt that, yes, while I could theoretically write something rather quickly I wanted to work with the occasion, so to speak, follow the feelings of joy, happiness and excitement as they help to drive my thoughts towards an idea that I could connect to and write about it then. Well, earlier this week, the idea did indeed come and...