CLD #730

G-d willing tonight, if you are not sleeping already, you will most likely be sleeping through the night without any siren alerting you and your family that you have 15 seconds to run to a safe place before a rocket lands at your city. Right now Israel is facing Hamas terrorists constantly firing rockets aimed to kill Israeli citizens. Not only that, Hamas fire their rockets from hospitals and civilian packed locations. This means Hamas terrorists are using civilians as human shields to persuade the world that Israel is targeting civilians.

On the other hand, we have over ONE MILLION Israeli civilians under attack as we speak. I know this is tough, but let’s think of the good this is causing and what Hashem possibly wants us to learn from this horrible situation. Imagine all the people from one apartment building sleeping tonight in the same bomb shelter. Imagine two neighbors who haven’t spoken to one another from silly arguments or events. Imagine the love they have to force for each other because now both their lives are in danger and they are forced to forgive each other.

Imagine the outcry of thousands of Jews around the world who have NOT opened up a prayer book or a Tehillim (Psalms) in years due to the rockets from Hamas imach shemam. Imagine the unity Jews are causing for eachother throughout the world just by supporting Israel. It does not matter if you are a conservative or liberal, right brain or left brain individual, if you are Ashkenaz or Sephardic, if your grandparents come from Lebanon or Lybia, we are all standing for Israel.

 

Rav Ben Tzion Aba Shaul ZT’L writes in his famous book, Hochma VeMussar, that the level of Ahavat Yisrael (loving another Jew) is very high, which is stated in the Gemara: Masechet hsabbat 31a. He writes that they way we can measure to see if we really reached Ahavat Yisrael is by seeing if we feel happy for our friend’s happiness and of course for the sadness our friend feels. How much more so in a time like these past couple of hours, where Israel has been under attack?

When we heard that three beautiful souls, each one symbolizing an entire WORLD, were exploded to their deaths by a gaza rocket, were we upset? Do we feel the pain their families are going through? Do we feel the pain Hashem is going through, after all He is our Father in Shamayim (the Heavens). Of course He is upset that we have reached such a situation.

So what can we do? It is known that Talmud Torah Keneged Kulam, if one wants to do an act of kindness, from the entire list of all possible hessed actions and behaviors one can do, the best and most spiritually influential is LEARNING TORAH. When one learns Torah they bring into the world more rahamim (mercy) and shefa (spiritual bliss and positive energy). This power circulates the world and shields all of Israel from all dangers. If one can’t learn Torah then try to keep Shabbat, as its known that Shabbat is the mekor haberachaI, the base of all blessing. By an individual keeping Shabbat they cause blessing for the entire Jewish nation! If one has trouble keeping Shabbat then read Tehillim. If one can’t read (doesn’t matter which language), literally pray using your own words to Hashem so He will have mercy on our brothers and sisters in Israel.

Seriously may all of us have a Shabbat Shalom!

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