CLD #558

For the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.

What does it mean to be on vacation?

We live in a crazy and stressful environment where there is nonstop assembly lines of thinking and action operating. Especially in a society like the tri-state area in New York we tend to forget the term vacation and live under the term “Go.” The light is always green and we are always running from task to mission to the next goal.

But what we fail to give attention to is our Yetzer HaTov, our POSITIVE desire to connect with Hashem. Our POSITIVE inborn push and motivation to constantly work on ourselves to become better people, more spiritually connected Jews.

Therefore, this everlasting desire leads us to feel a need for vacation. A need to avoid all these present distractions of the next sale for my company or the next meeting with the future salesperson.

Therefore comes along Pesach, Passover, and we see the opportunity to channel this great need for vacation from these distractions by going to some beach or some fancy island hours away by plane. But why do we let our need for vacation ignore the fact that there is a need to satisfy our spiritual longing for Hashem? Meaning, we tend to just solely focus on our need to relax, to put our feet in the sand, to just let loose completely.

What we forget is that putting our feet in the sand means there is a girl wearing only a bikini 20 feet away from me. Also, does this mean there is a minyan I can go to pray for the Chag? Where will my Rabbi be to guide me through such a spiritual Chag where all our Emunah is based off of for the next year?

We need to understand that vacation is important, but it does not mean we put it as a priority more important than satisfying Hashem’s level of happiness with us. Vacation is not going to Miami and drinking Kosher for Pesach beer during the day and clubbing at night, Hashem Yaazor. However, vacation is going to Miami and finding a group of Jews and starting up many different Minyanim in the morning to fit everyone’s spiritual desires/needs. Vacation is going to Miami to get closer with your wife by walking together along Collins Ave and talking about future plans. Vacation is going to Miami and reading Tehillim by your room balcony with a glass of wine doing some self-reflection and speaking to Hashem.

Vacationing in a religious environment is possible, but its all up to you.

CHAG KASHER VE SAMEACH!

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