Missing It — And Still Wanting In

Hi Everyone,

I've been thinking a lot about that feeling of just missing it.

Not completely disconnected—but not fully there either. Close enough to feel it, and far enough to know something's off.

Pesach Sheini speaks right into that space for me. The people who asked "למה נגרע?" weren't indifferent—they cared enough to feel what they were missing. I recognize that feeling. That quiet, persistent pull to come closer, even when I didn't get it right the first time.

And maybe that's the point: feeling off doesn't mean I'm disconnected. It means I still care.

And then comes Lag BaOmer.

Rebbi Shimon Bar Yochai revealed that connection isn't only found in the obvious places. Sometimes it's hidden, and you have to approach it differently, look a little deeper, or come at it from another angle.

So if Pesach Sheini is the feeling of, "I missed it, but I still want in," Lag BaOmer is the reminder that there's more than one way back.

I guess what I'm holding onto is this:

The moments I feel far don't mean it's over.
They might just mean I need to find a different way to reconnect.

May all of our yearning bring us closer,
Chaya & Co.