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Those of us living in Jerusalem read about that same Yehoshua in our Maftir, "Vayavo Amalek." Moshe instructs Yehoshua to choose men and fight Amalek, while Moshe ascends the mountain with Aharon and Chur. The Midrash teaches that Yehoshua was chosen to battle against Amalek because he was destined to lead the children of Israel into the Promised Land. The Netziv may help us understand the connection between Amalek and entering the Land. He explains that the battle against Amalek was meant to be waged in a natural fashion, with Moshe's prayers and God's intervention behind the scenes, as opposed to the war against Egypt with its overt miracles.
During their forty-year sojourn in the wilderness, the children of Israel lived a totally spiritual existence, with the Manna falling from heaven and a pillar of cloud going before them. Upon entering the Land, the Israelites had to live a natural life, farming the land and battling their enemies. God is always present in the Land of Israel, but His presence is felt behind the scenes. Yehoshua's training in the war of Amalek, therefore, prepared him to lead the Israelites into the Land.
Our Sages wished to honor the desolate Land by attaching significance to Yehoshua bin Nun. We, with God's help, have the opportunity to emulate Yehoshua and rebuild the Land.
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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.
Moreshet Shaul Hashem Is your Shadow – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 420 – an address from 1941
