Karen prays at the *Little Western Wall. Photo by Robert J. Avrech, all rights reserved.
Yesterday was Jerusalem Day, which celebrates the liberation and reunification of Jerusalem from Jordanian occupation during the 1967 Six Day War.
Among the chattering classes there is constant talk of—sigh, once again—dividing Jerusalem.
This is not only dangerous but impractical.
Daniel Greenfield writes:
Jerusalem Day is a reminder of what the real problem is and what the real solution is. Muslim occupation of Israel is the problem. The Islamization of Jerusalem is the problem. Muslim violence in support of the Muslim occupation of Israel and of everywhere else is the problem. Israel is the solution.
To read Daniel’s complete article, please click here.
Ariel Chaim Avrech, ZT'L, May His Righteous Memory be a Blessing.
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Amen.
I truly long for the day when I can go back to Jerusalem, and hopefully for a much longer stay.
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Me too.
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Jerusalem — so much has been written and said about it in Jewish History! It was Jewish more than 1000 years before Muhammed was born, and will always continue to be so.
Many of us have given up hope of having the liberal left and the Western World recognize simple provable facts in favor or gross Muslim lies and propaganda.
(although there are many notable exceptions: The most recent one I’ve heard of, is Eric Bell, (Pat Condell is far from a liberal so he doesn’t count in this number, but we dearly welcome and appreciate him
)
So, on a completely apolitical note, here is a religious thought for the Day of Jerusalem:
In Chassidic teaching, Yerushalayim, (the proper Hebrew for Jerusalem), hints at Yirah ShehLaimeh,
(Fear (or Awe), of Heaven, that is Whole), and when we mourn the ruins of of Jerusalem, and pray daily that it will be rebuilt, we also mourn for the lack of Wholeness in our Awe of Heaven, and hope that we will achieve an Awe of Heaven with the proper integrity.
It is in the Creator whom we place our trust, and may we all see speedily that Jerusalem will once again be Whole and Rebuilt, as well as the Sanctuary of Reverence within each one of us.
– Source: Alter Rebbe’s Siddur, introduction to Tikkun Chatzot.
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Lovely d’var Torah. Thanks so much. And have a wonderful Shavuos.
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