The Short Vort by Rabbi Eisenman

I am sitting at the gate watching the crowd and waiting to board the flight to Eretz Yisroel.However, somehow today, everything seems different.

I no longer feel secure.No one said a bad word, and no one looked at me with a scowl.

However, it’s not the same.

I no longer feel this is my home.

I no longer feel i am part of the whole.

I am an outsider.

An outlier.

Perhaps a tolerated guest.

Perhaps a guest who has overstayed his welcome.

Perhaps, the real question is why did it take so long for me to realize that which was always there?Why did i refuse to see the “ Elephant in the Room “?

Perhaps this is not the new reality, rather, it’s what always was the reality.

It just took time for reality to set in.