We can use an album like Simcha Leiner’s “Kol HaKavod” right now. Feeling down, dejected, or uncertain? This fantastic recording will provide you with a boost of optimism, energy, and – yes – simcha.

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You glance through your mail, and there it is – an invitation to a simcha. It could be a chasuna ora Bar Mitzvah. Your phone rings and you are invited to a bris, sheva brochos or a pidyon haben. No ...