\u201cNachman.\u201d Someone tears through the fog of my dream, trying to break its spell. \u201cIt\u2019s Shabbos morning,\u201d the voice says. The dream moves further away, and the voice becomes clearer, closer. \u201cAnd Simchas Torah. There\u2019s davening and aliyos.\u201d
\nI wanted to pull the covers back over my head. True, my dream was interrupted, but another would come. Sleep is so sweet, and waking up so cruel. But then, I remembered that yesterday, I\u2019d promised myself that I\u2019d get up, no matter what. Shabbos and Simchas Torah \u2014 I couldn\u2019t allow myself to sleep through it.
\nIt\u2019s easy to make a commitment; it\u2019s harder to carry it out. Now, my eyelids were glued shut, and I wanted to forget my commitment and sleep a little more and a little more\u2026 and I\u2026
\nI didn\u2019t think further. I flung off my blanket, washed my hands and face, woke up.
\nA few minutes later, my father, brothers, and I were on our way to shul. Our hometown of Netivot was quiet. It was a silent morning. We did not know what lay in store for Klal Yisroel. We still had no clue what kind of day October 7th would be\u2026
\n102: The Gematria of Emunah
\nRabbi Tzvi Nakar, is a contemporary maggid and author of Emunah Shleimah \u2013 Bar Mitzvah and Tefillin, Meant To Be, and 24\/7. His powerful lessons on emunah and gripping tales of hashgachah pratis, all drawn from modern times, enthuse and inspire, drawing the reader\u2019s heart to yearn for a deeper connection to Hashem.
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\u201cNachman.\u201d Someone tears through the fog of my dream, trying to break its spell. \u201cIt\u2019s Shabbos morning,\u201d the voice says. The dream moves further away, and the voice becomes clearer, closer. \u201cAnd Simchas Torah. There\u2019s davening and aliyos.\u201d
\nI wanted to pull the covers back over my head. True, my dream was interrupted, but another would come. Sleep is so sweet, and waking up so cruel. But then, I remembered that yesterday, I\u2019d promised myself that I\u2019d get up, no matter what. Shabbos and Simchas Torah \u2014 I couldn\u2019t allow myself to sleep through it.
\nIt\u2019s easy to make a commitment; it\u2019s harder to carry it out. Now, my eyelids were glued shut, and I wanted to forget my commitment and sleep a little more and a little more\u2026 and I\u2026
\nI didn\u2019t think further. I flung off my blanket, washed my hands and face, woke up.
\nA few minutes later, my father, brothers, and I were on our way to shul. Our hometown of Netivot was quiet. It was a silent morning. We did not know what lay in store for Klal Yisroel. We still had no clue what kind of day October 7th would be\u2026
\n102: The Gematria of Emunah
\nRabbi Tzvi Nakar, is a contemporary maggid and author of Emunah Shleimah \u2013 Bar Mitzvah and Tefillin, Meant To Be, and 24\/7. His powerful lessons on emunah and gripping tales of hashgachah pratis, all drawn from modern times, enthuse and inspire, drawing the reader\u2019s heart to yearn for a deeper connection to Hashem.
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