Huff Post: Rabbi Menachem Creditor.
What is it about bedtime? On the one hand it’s an in-between moment: Daylight is fading, eyelids are drooping — a gentle goodnight seems natural. On the other hand, there is the “simple task” of getting a child to bed, tucking them in, and finally going to take care of “grown-up stuff.” How difficult it is to preserve this escapable sacred experience.