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We don't like to decide; when there is a dilemma in a particular situation, we tend to stay in doubt. Doubt gives the illusion that it is possible to have your cake and eat it too; to seemingly gain the benefits of both sides. Progressive culture has glorified skepticism. Since there is no God, there is also no truth, and in any event, pluralism was invented – everyone, no matter who, is right, and "the Nazis also have their narrative".
Ideological skepticism has created a psychological inability to decisively make a decision in any area – starting from choosing a life path to defeating Hamas – and ending up losing both ways.
The Torah portion of Mishpatim forces all of us to be decisive and determined judges; judges are referred to in the Torah as "Elohim," like God, who advances the world by deciding the truth, so too "any judge who judges a true judgment truthfully, the verse ascribes to him as if he became a partner to the Holy One, Blessed be He, in the act of Creation " [Shabbat 10a].
These days, the people of Israel are in decisive moments in a complex situation – should we be afraid to finish off the fighting in Gaza in different ways or decisively demand victory? Each and every one of us must raise our voices at demonstrations and on social media so that decisiveness will lead to absolute victory. Amazingly, it will turn out that the decision for the most correct side will also gain the advantages of the other side of the dilemma – a victory in the war will also lead to the release of the hostages; the elimination of Hamas will also bring peace.
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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.
