Its official. At this point, this winter season has broken the record as Maryland's
snowiest winter ever.
Its like
Jadis, the White Witch, has come from Narnia and made it "always winter" here. We received 3 feet of snow (yes, thats right, 3 whole feet) over Shabbos and only a few days later, another foot and a half of white fluff is being deposited on my steps as I write this blog post. The Baltimore Sun is now reporting that two more snow storms are on its way for the following week.
Surprisingly, the result of all this snow in our lives has been positive. Sure, there has been some hysteria (my mother calls every few hours to make sure I'm okay) and rumors of unfortunate events have spread, where purportedly emergency personnel were unable to make it to a "scene" quickly enough to save a life. And in a more trivial matter, my wife had to wait over an hour to check out at the local supermarket yesterday before the beginning of the storm.
THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF A SNOW STORM
However, the real effect of these snow storms and self-proclaimed "state of emergency" has been positive. Mainly, the Jewish community here in Baltimore has come together like never before. Usually, with our houses spread out from each other, with having to drive to get anywhere, and with over 10 shuls within a convenient walking distance, I don't see my neighborhoods. Its not exaggerating to say that I only see my immediate next neighbor only several times a year.
