Why is the word for a 'thing' in Hebrew - 'davar' - from the same root as the word for 'speech' - 'dibbur? As solid as 'things' seem, they are no more than God 'speaking' them - keeping them in existence by His word.
As children marry, family dynamics change; they build their own homes, and they create new and separate lives. It’s a different dynamic. Family get-togethers, Shabbos and Festivals become more like the ingathering of the clan rather than those intimate Shabboses of the nuclear family. But sometimes Hashem gives us a “gift” that brings us back to that original closeness.
Man has always dreamed about a robot that would do everything for him. But the ultimate labor saver has been around for more than three thousand years.
Rabbi Sinclair’s on-line art gallery – http://www.seasonsofthemoon.com/ Rabbi Sinclair’s book on the weekly Parsha – https://www.israelbookshoppublications.com/store/pc/The-Color-of-Heaven-54p652.htm