HaMakom yinachem etchem

The Place will comfort you.

The Place of Comfort/The Comfort of Place

The ancient and traditional way to greet mourners is, “The Place (i.e., The Omnipresent One) will comfort you (pl.) among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.”

The Place of Comfort is where I know that I am held, supported and encouraged, even in my mourning, even through the passage of my darkest grief. The Comfort of Place in in knowing God’s omnipresence; knowing and feeling that God is here, wherever I travel. That presence will manifest differently and uniquely in each and every place.

This is a blessing that we can give to each other and receive for ourselves as we travel through all the high and low places of our lives.

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• The Place of Comfort (HaMakom)  

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