Machshava:

Israel 

Collections: R' Shvat Short Thoughts on the War in Israel

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We see in parshat Shmot, that the symbol of the yellow ribbon, showing our feeling of pain & identification with our brothers and sisters the hostages, should be worn by all. A handful of journalists and divisive politicians mistakenly portray the consensus issues of the Israeli hostages and war against Hamas as society-rippers, but that doesn't mean we should play along. Hashem is sending us educational and THERAPEUTIC exercises, issues of CONSENSUS which could and should unite all Jews internationally, to fix the terrible disunity which preceded the Iron Sword war. Let's not pass them up. In kabbalistic terms, He is teaching us that Avraham's Hessed (morality) and Yitzchak's Gevura (strength) are supposed to unite in Ya'akov/Yisrael's Tiferet.