When she was younger, my oldest daughter and I had a ritual. She would say, "Daddy, let's play hide and seek. You count to five, and I'll go and hide." "Okay," I say. I begin counting: "1...2...3...4...5. Ready or not, here I come!"Everyone Needs a Rabbi is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
To hide from our true self is to hide from God