“If he brings it as a thanksgiving offering …” (Vayikra 7:12).

A korban todah (thanksgiving offering) was actually a korban shelamim [peace offering] brought to “share” his joy with Hashem. The time within which the korban must be consumed though differs: rather than the two days allotted to the korban shelamim the korban todah must be eaten within a single day and night.

When a person brings a regular korban shelamim he receives a large quantity of meat. Since he cannot eat it all by himself within the allotted night and two days he has no choice but to invite a number of additional people his friends and relatives to share the offering. (Rav Shimshon Pincus)

We were newly engaged when we bought our apartment and it interested us about as much as the furthest star in the galaxy. We were simply happy for the unexpected opportunity to see each other. The apartment — or plans really of some nebulous apartment block to be ready in three years’ time — didn’t concern us.

So we signed. We sat together and the lawyer pointed to different places on the papers: “Sign here … and here … and here … and here too.” We the future homeowners signed with unbearable ease. Ten minutes later it was all over. I spent more time picking out the font for the invitations.

Only when we were back home and the excitement subsided did my parents lament their haste. “This” they said pointing to a black spot on the plans “is the end of the garden and the beginning of a six-meter cement wall. It’s going to block the view; you’ll have no air and no light. And here ” they said pointing to a few diagonal lines “is a public path leading directly past the windows of the apartment. It’s the least attractive apartment in the entire project and it’s inches from the end of the world.”

Canceling the agreement would incur an exorbitant penalty so we remained with the least desirable apartment in the project.

On the day that we moved in my husband stepped outside to look for the wall that cut off our view the light and the air. “Come here ” he called in a whisper “I found the wall.” I stepped outside and saw nothing but the starry night sky and the mauve glow of the Judean mountains. Where was the wall?

My husband pointed toward the building below us. Indeed there were six meters between the buildings but the wall was nowhere near our garden. The monstrous wall we had envisioned simply didn’t exist. The public path was also a misnomer — a confused passerby occasionally wanders down the path by mistake. And the town has grown — we do not live at the edge of the world.

Our neighbors concur: it’s the best apartment with plenty of light an excellent view and a garden. How could it have been the last apartment to be sold? A miracle they tell us.

Only we know how great the miracle.

We were so naïve. We could have made so many mistakes. But Hashem wrapped us in His love and set us down in the best place for us. When I want to explain Hashgachah pratis I tell this story.

A person who brings a korban todah ... needs to invite many people [for the offering to be eaten within the proscribed time frame]. Thus Hashem’s miracles and kindness are publicized. (ibid.)

Since we bought the apartment Hashem has performed millions of acts of kindness for me. A child’s wrecked friendship a blessing when we realized she was thus saved from a negative influence. The baby put a coin in his mouth and I caught it just before he choked. Every day there’s another story. Why don’t I share them?

When Hashem does an act of kindness for a person he should publicize it. The pasuk in Mizmor L’Sodah says “Call out to Hashem all of the land.” We must thank Hashem and make His Name known.

When we speak about Hashem and publicize His acts of kindness people come to recognize Hashem to love Him and to cling to Him and that is the source of everything good in the world. (ibid.)

By integrating these thanksgiving offerings into our daily speech a person can bring a daily todah. All we need to say is “What a chesed of Hashem — what Hashgachah pratis! How Hashem takes care of us.”

We don’t need to wait for the outstanding events that happen once every ten years.

We can bring a korban every single day.