Tikun Olam: to repair, correct the defects, deficiencies, and deviations that the first human beings brought upon us. To achieve Tikun Olam we must right the evils that exist in society, restore mankind to the holy principles of right and wrong, and cling to the ways of HaShem. Let’s begin with the American Indians.
I want to share with you episodes in the lives of two judges – Devorah and Shimshon – and good advice that appears in many Jewish sources: “Let your ears hear what your mouth is saying”. Consider the implications of your words.
Just as the Jewish nation in the past praised HaShem for saving them from Egypt, so too will we sing in the future. The past and future will meet again, and the song of praise will again be sung on the background of the punishment of Egypt by water.
“Good things come in small packages”. The following is my “small package “ response to those who ask my opinion regarding the exemption from military service of young, healthy full-time Torah learners during this time of war.
Moshe had to experience the evil in the heart of Paro as a pre-condition to becoming the leader who would free the Jews, and Israeli leftists had to experience the ingrained evil in the hearts of our Gaza neighbors to open their minds to the truth.
King Shlomo wrote in Kohelet 3:8 about “a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace”. History teaches us that at this time we must not stop short of complete elimination of Hamas and its evil roots.
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