The Forgotten Parts of Our Lives
In last week's Parshat VaYetze, Jacob flees the home of his parents after taking his older brother's blessing and fearing for his life. He has a dream of angels going up and down a ladder from Earth to Heaven. Upon awaking, he remarks, "Surely God was in this place, and I did NOT know it" (Genesis 28:16). How many times have we all realized that something important was happening but we missed it, that there was an opportunity for holiness, connection, or healing, but we did n