WRITER’S BLOCK IS a real thing for some. There are an infinite number of ideas in the world, and yet a writer can feel as if they have lost access to all of them.

SOMETIMES YOU CAN be somewhere noisy, but one particular noise stands out and makes you focus on it. For example, I was once at an airport in a busy, very noisy boarding area, when some man lost his temper with the flight attendant and let her know in no uncertain terms. Within a moment, hundreds of people went quiet, shocked by the man’s screaming.

This Thursday is Lag B’Omer, b”H. It is the day we are told on which Rebi Shimon bar Yochai died, but not before revealing the Zohar to his most trusted students. The Zohar, which means “brilliance,” is one of the main kabbalistic works to this day. While some have questioned the Zohar’s authenticity and accuracy, most kabbalists today do not, especially post-Arizal.

WHEN YOU THINK about Aharon HaKohen, you think about peace. You think about all the good and wholesome things about a Torah life. You think about the ultimate servant of God, selfless in every way. He was the model Torah citizen.

“All of Israel have a share in the World to Come, as it says: ‘And Your people are tzaddikim. They shall inherit the land forever. They are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, in which I take pride’ (Yeshayahu 60:21).” (Sanhedrin 90a)