Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When fear and vulnerability take hold, the Mishnah offers a profound insight.
Pirkei Avot refers to God as Hamakom - “The Place.”
The Midrash explains that the world is not God’s place; God is the place of the world. He holds all of existence.
In this short teaching, Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein explores how this idea reframes fear, and how tefillah (prayer) becomes the way we ground ourselves, grow, and move beyond fear.
Key themes:
– Fear and vulnerability
– Pirkei Avot and Hamakom
– The spiritual meaning of “place”
– Prayer as grounding and growth
– Finding stability in uncertain times
When fear and vulnerability take hold, the Mishnah offers a profound insight.
Pirkei Avot refers to God as Hamakom - “The Place.”
The Midrash explains that the world is not God’s place; God is the place of the world. He holds all of existence.
In this short teaching, Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein explores how this idea reframes fear, and how tefillah (prayer) becomes the way we ground ourselves, grow, and move beyond fear.
Key themes:
– Fear and vulnerability
– Pirkei Avot and Hamakom
– The spiritual meaning of “place”
– Prayer as grounding and growth
– Finding stability in uncertain times
