Many traveled to Washington on November 13 for the long overdue mass demonstration in support of Israel’s battle for survival against Palestinian barbarism. But the question remains: What else can we do?
An Open Letter to Rabbis and Congregants Across the USA
Dear Editor:
I hope this letter finds you all as well as can be, considering the fact that the Jewish people everywhere are fighting for our very existence. I live in Israel, and I myself have three sons and one son-in-law who have been sent to the front lines. The truth is that there is not a child in this country whose safety can be guaranteed even in his own bed. There is no need for me to elaborate. Social media has brought all these atrocities into every single home across the globe.
The death and destruction our nation experienced last week on a scale not seen since the days of the Holocaust have left many with a feeling of hester panim, of Hashem proverbially hiding His face from His nation. How could this massacre happen? Israel has all the technological advances to prevent the type of attack that occurred, yet when Hashem makes a decree, none of seemingly impenetrable protections will work to prevent the horrors inflicted by Hamas animals. And perhaps that is the point. I’m not a navi and obviously do not know why all this occurred, but perhaps Hashem is telling us to look upwards towards Him.
Here’s a quick math problem! Take an 18-foot, 1,500-square-foot KGH home and divide it by three adults and two children. What do you get? A mess! Wet towels strewn across the floor, enough water bottles to solve the water problems in every arid region in the world, computer cords entangled on tables and the floor, and enough Barbies to populate a Bais Yaakov.