I don’t know why this year has been so hard to get ready for passover, but I suspect it has something to do with the sense of helplessness in the face of the destruction in the Ukraine.  One tiny example:  I managed to fill at least 15 bags with stuff for refugees from the Ukraine, only to be told that there is no more demand for bedding and clothing – not because there are no more people in need, but that there is no way to get to them.  There are countless other examples of helplessness, but I’m too exhausted to go through them and I am sure you too are experiencing that sense – about the environment, government, safety, the needs of others, the desire to give, to love, to help….