Some people have tzuris. And then there are some people who have T.Z.U.R.I.S.!
As is said in Jewish circles: "You shouldn't know from these things..."
Someone I know lost her father -- who was ill -- last October.
She lost her youngest brother -- who died suddenly, in his sleep -- this past May. She got up from shiva on a Thursday, had her eldest son's aufruf on Shabbos and his wedding the following Tuesday.
She lost her oldest brother -- who was ill -- today. That brother was buried today...on her birthday.
She lost an uncle in May. She lost her mother-in-law in June.
Can you imagine her poor mother, burying her husband, her eldest son and her youngest son within 10 months of each other? A family of five children has quickly dwindled down to three children. A family of three sons has become a family of one son.
Their mezuzot klafs have all been checked, but this family certainly needs a good turn, a silver -lined cloud to replace the dark one that's been hovering over their family for some time. May Hashem look down on them, decide they've suffered plenty and send some beautiful brachot their way...
