Venue: Young Israel of Oceanside Young Israel of Oceanside

Parsha:

Bereishit 

Collections: R' Jonathan Muskat Drashot

Description

This drasha contrasts the world’s focus on the “day after” plan for Gaza with the equally urgent need for a “day after” plan for Israel — a vision for national and spiritual unity after the war. Drawing on the story of Kayin and Hevel, it argues that most human conflicts don’t stem from evil but from passionate convictions that lose sight of the divine image in others. Creation itself teaches that humanity was meant for relationship — “Na’aseh adam” and “Lo tov heyot ha’adam levado” — that true unity embraces difference. The challenge, then, is not only to rebuild Gaza’s borders but to rebuild our bonds: to reach across ideological divides, speak kindly, and see the image of God even in those we disagree with. Because being right can destroy the world — but being together can rebuild it.