(Israel)—[Originally published as: "Chicken, with inspiration on the side"-Reprinted with Permission from Times of Israel]
This week, I had an experience that strongly deepened my faith. But it
didn't come from learning a new piece of Torah in a sefer (book), or
attending a tisch with singing, or hearing an inspirational shiur
(class) given by one of my Rabbis. I wasn't surrounded by the beaten,
majestic cobblestones of the Old City (where I live) or in the gorgeous
hills of Judea whose beauty and grandeur show the greatness of God. One
of the most spiritually uplifting experiences of my life took place in a
restaurant, in a room full of non-Jews. (Screengrab via YouTube)
The evening began like many others. My
friend Jakie's mom was in town, and in accordance with ancient Jewish
tradition, she took a bunch of her son's friends out to dinner. When our
group of twenty arrived at The Eucalyptus Restaurant, located right
outside of the Old City, we were ushered upstairs into a private room
with five, round ten-person tables. At first we thought the restaurant
had made a mistake, but we were told that we had two of the tables in
the room, and the other tables were for another private party. Jakie's
mom was upset that our group was split up, and asked if we could move to
one long table in another room, but the staff told her that was not
possible.
After we were seated…
Continue reading to find out what happened, here.
Watch a clip of the joyous dancing here.
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Source: www.breakingchristiannews.com/