These days Yadid is a big 14-year-old who likes his alone time, but a few years ago he used to smother his sister Emunah with love. I remember distinctly one time he asked me if I would let her sit with him on the ground. He proceeded to spread a blanket on top of her. Not having any of it Emunah pulled the blanket off of her head. But Yadid was not deterred so he asked his sister to join him in the “Tent of God”.
I was thinking about this tender image when reading BaMidbar, this week’s Torah portion. In Torah portion we read about the census of the Israelites, the priests’ duties, and their configurations of tribes as they broke down camp to move. The Tent of God was at the center of their world. We learn with a lot of detail how they encamped and traveled around the Tent.
Even if they might smother each other at points, it is thrilling to imagine my children’s relationships evolve over the years. I would like to think that at the center of that will be an abiding love and desire to be close to each other throughout life’s journeys.
Said to Myself 
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