As we return to whatever we call normal life following Pesach, I'm sure there are a lot of people feeling let down that we didn't see any trace of Moshiach. However, this is not the time to give up. The war is still going, Hormuz is still closed, the world is a mess, and no-one knows what lies ahead.
The following is by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto
Expressing thanks even after experiencing grief
"And Aharon's sons, Nadav and Avihu, each took his pan… And fire went forth from before the L-rd and consumed them, and they died before the L-rd… And Aharon was silent" [Shemini 10:1-3]
Chazal say that when Aharon's two sons, Nadav and Avihu, died, the Torah praises Aharon by testifying, "And Aharon was silent," and he received reward for his silence.
But there is another level which is even higher than that, as we find by David Hamelech, the Mashiach of Hashem. After all the troubles and grief that he experienced, he declared: "So that my soul will sing praises to You and not be silent." This implies that he even sings praises to Hashem for all his trials and hardships!... [Tiferet Shlomo]
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ReplyDeleteFor the first time in 5.5 weeks, my children are all sleeping in their own beds rather than our safe room. Baruch Hashem.
I've spent more time in that room over this last 1.5 months than in the previous 8 years living in my house.
I'm painfully aware that many hundreds of thousands of my fellow Israelis living in the country's North region aren't so fortunate, remaining under Hezbollah fire. I continue praying for them and their safety, along with the safety of our IDF soldiers fighting so hard and risking their lives to protect us.
How am I feeling right now? It's complicated...
As I was saying to some friends:
In World War 2, the Allies didn't just say "we've bombed the crap out of most places; let's leave a few mid-ranking Nazi officers alive." It was about TOTAL victory. In fact, warriors like Simon Wiesenthal continued pursuing the Nazis who escaped (and true justice!) for decades.
In World War 2, when the Germans and Japanese surrendered to the Allies, it was only the beginning. After that began a widespread deradicalization (reeducation) program.
It took a generation, but eventually both Germans and Japanese learned to be peaceful people, and the whole world continues to reap the rewards of that today.
The same thing MUST happen with anyone brainwashed by radical Islam. And those who continue to spread that evil ideology must continued to be pursued and eliminated before they spread their filth further. They are the scourge of the world.
What the US and Israeli armed forces have accomplished over the last 1.5 months is fantastic. Thank Gd! The world is certainly a "different, better place" than it was on February 28.
But to declare a ceasefire and effectively just kick the can down the road without any lasting, permanent result means we all will have suffered so greatly... for nothing.
I don't trust the Iranian regime to keep to this 2-week ceasefire, but I guess we'll see what happens. And if they do, what then?
Who knows?
I do know that my faith in Hashem is not shaken.
I also know that I'm INCREDIBLY disappointed, crestfallen, and heartbroken that Mashiach hasn't arrived. I really REALLY thought it was going to happen during the Pesach Seder. I was SO ready.
I don't know what (else) Hashem wants of us. Perhaps He wishes to see that we continue to have faith in Him despite everything and how absolutely drained we all are here?
For now, I'll try to focus on my gratitude.
For the simple joy of my children sleeping soundly in their own beds, and for being able to clean up my safe room, turn the lights off, and leave the door and window open.
"And even though (Mashiach) tarries, I will continue to anticipate his arrival; that he may come any moment" and redeem us.
Thanks. I needed that reminder.
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