Yesterday, I fought depression most of
the day. Although I find it exhilarating to think there’s a good chance that
next week the Bibas family, whom I pray for every day, will be freed, there is
a downside. Many, the majority, of the captives will not be freed. Among them are
most probably Avinatan Ohr, my neighbor’s son and the friend of my son-in-law
and daughter, since he is a thirty-one-year-old male.
The supposed equivalency of this young
man to terrorists with blood on their hands in revolting. Knowing that Yahya
Sinwar, the Hamas head who orchestrated the October 7th Massacre,
was released in a “prisoner exchange” eleven years ago chills me. What violence
will the soon-to-be released terrors commit?
It was only by looking that this week’s
Torah portion I was able to achieve some emotional equilibrium. The Jewish people
are enslaved in Egypt and the wheels are set in motion for our release. Every
day we thank G-d for our freedom but there’s an obvious question. Why were we
put in slavery in the first place? The answer is to become a nation worthy of
receiving the Torah.
I have no answers as to why the horror of
Simchat Torah occurred last year. However,
if I believe that G-d is good, and I do, then I believe there is a reason. We
may understand that reason in a few days, weeks, months years. We may not comprehend
it until the world-to-come but I believe there is an explanation that will eventually
come clear to us.
I’m still praying for the major miracle
to bring everyone home. Please join me.
Shabbat shalom
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