Yair Agmon is an Israeli writer, filmmaker, and publicist. On his personal Facebook account, he wrote about a special experience he had in New York, where he traveled with his family.
""Hello friends, I wanted to tell you something. On Tuesday night, we stopped just before the airport in New York to visit the grave of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
The Uber driver we ordered waited patiently for us outside the grave, and we entered the grave, wrote notes, lit candles, and prayed.
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The Rebbe's grave is covered with a huge, endless pile of notes, and on each note there is a wish from someone in the world, on each note there is a dream. And on the hot New York night, a cool breeze passes over the notes and gently cradles them. And for a moment it seems that the grave is breathing these wishes of all the people. Breathing and exhaling, breathing and exhaling.
Oh, what can I tell you? For eleven days we traveled around America, saw the huge buildings, the exciting works of art, walked down the street in front of millions of people, went to amazing restaurants, went to crazy parties, and even visited the Museum of Ice Cream!
But no place we've been has come close to the intensity we felt in that tomb, that night.
When we got in the car, the driver tried to ask us how it was, but we couldn't answer him. We just drove in silence, looking out the window and lost in thought.
Our children also entered a kind of inner peace. What can I tell you, it was so moving. I am still overwhelmed by this strange place. Still, something of this peace pulsates in me, breathing and exhaling. It's awe-inspiring.".
