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A Midnight Lesson in Gratitude - Rabbi David Schlusselberg

733 views · May 27, 2026

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Appreciating the everyday blessings in life.

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On Monday night around midnight, there was an aggressive knock at my door. I was very startled. There aren't people that come to my house after like 8:00, let alone midnight. And I went to the door and I looked through and I saw two police officers standing there. Now I'm even more startled. I opened the door and the officer said, "Sir, a pipe burst right in front of your house. You need to move your cars. PSE&G are going to be coming here. They're going to be working on this all night." I

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