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- Shabbat and Holidays
- Purim & The Month of Adar
- The Essence of Purim
Maran Harav zt"l – Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak Kook, wrote short sentences that highlight the deep meaning of each month of the year. For the month of Adar he wrote: "Those who recall the surrounded (cities) from the days of Joshua, cannot remain slaves of Ahasuerus." When we look at the depth of this sentence, we find that a great lesson of faith and trust in the continued existence of the nation, even in difficult times when we don't see signs of the strength of the nation.
At the time of Joshua, the problem was the weakness of the spies who complained and said: "Howbeit! the people that dwell in the land are fierce, and the cities are fortified, and very great." This sentence denied the ability of Israel to battle against seven nations sitting in the cities and castles. As a response, Caleb and Joshua and stood up and elevated the spirit of the people saying: "We should go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it." Although there are enemies in walled cities and giants, if we try we can win the war and we can overcome them.
When we are happy on Purim for the miracles we had in the past, and "recall surrounded from the days of Joshua", we remember the great spirit of Joshua and Caleb, who stood in front of all the difficulties and defeated the fortified towns protected by a wall. This joy has tremendous power; it gives us the spirit of faith and heroism.
Just like those days, when the situation was difficult on a rational level, and yet our people did not lose hope and faith in G-d's supervision, so we tell ourselves in these difficult times: "For the Lord will not cast off His people, neither will He forsake His inheritance" (Ps 94, 14). Am Yisrael is a nation of eternity! We passed through the most difficult situations in the past, and with G-d's help we will overcome hard situations we have these days. The main thing is to draw courage and confidence from Purim for future challenges.
Hopefully, we will soon see G-d's salvation of his people and his inheritance, and our people will wake up again to reconnect to the Divine source of life, which is the only source for happiness and joy, as in the days of Mordechai and Esther.
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Hosha'ana Rabba FLYDUBAI & HOSHANA RABBA- ANI VAHU HOSHIA NA- I & HIM SAVE US
"Ani vaHu Hoshia Na", "I and Him, Save Us". We don't just pray to Him, but we also pray to and for ourselves that we should emulate and educate our children to have that instinctive altruism with which He created the world. President Trump seemed amused about Yaniv Hayon, our PLUMBER who confidently worked with G-d like Superman (he learned from a pilot on a TV show!) to save 174 lives on the Dubai hijacking, but we in Israel are totally accustomed already 78 years to our plumbers, teachers, garbage-men, rabbis, farmers & doctors being Hashem's shlichim! This is what Zionism is about.
