Last year on the eve of Passover, there was a special occasion when Jews gathered to recite the blessing of the sun, which takes place every 28 years. I saw a video prepared for the occasion and remember one distinct point one of the speakers made. He said that the sun is in the exact location it needs to be for life to be sustained. If the sun were any closer, we would broil to death. Any further and we would freeze to death.
In the video below, Rabbi Glasman discusses full blown miracles and ones that we would be hard pressed to identify as a miracle. The fact that the sun is where it is supposed to be, day after day, is a miracle.
Yesterday the headlines were filled with the deaths of Mexican tycoon Moises Sabba and three members of his family. A 104-year-old former boxer from Brooklyn was killed while crossing the street. Six soldiers were killed in Afghanistan.
As I woke up this morning and said my morning prayer of Modeh Ani, thanking G-d for restoring my soul, I said it with a deeper appreciation for the miracle of life.
And speaking of miracles, a puff piece about Israel in the New York Times.
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