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The Torah study is dedicatedin the memory of
Chana bat Chaim
Rashi's explanation captures the essence of the message. Hashem's presence is immanent in the continuity of Israel's historic experience. Were it not for this truism the very survival of the Jewish people would defy rational explanation. As Voltaire declared when asked why for all his skepticism he still believed in G-d, he answered, had it not been for the miracle of the survival of the Jewish people, I would have given up that belief as well. Voltaire was a realist; that is why he retained his belief. Voltaires response reflected the implication of Ehke Asher Ehke, that is, the narrative of the Jewish experience implies the immanence of Hashem's presence.
The establishment of Medinat Yisroel after nineteen hundred years of Galut is a verification of this belief. Today it contains the largest Jewish population in the world. Although beset by extraordinary challenges and surrounded on all sides by hostile nations, it not only survives, but continues to advance virtually in all spheres of human endeavor. To top it off it stands proud, courageous and defiant against overwhelming odds. Is this not a miracle? Is it not beyond human comprehension? Is not Voltaires response as appropriate today than in his day? The single answer to the three questions is a resounding, yes.
Thus, living in Israel today represents Jewish realism, as well as the fulfillment of the mission enunciated by Hashem to Moshe Rabbeinu.
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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.
