Friends,
Friends,
Sometimes list-members have so much to teach us all. I
thank Penina- who lost her beautiful son in Jenin - for
allowing me to forward her e-mail.
Naomi
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From: simcha and penina [
mailto:simcham1@netvision.net.il] Sent: 25 March, 2007 11:28 PM
To: Naomi Ragen
Dear Naomi, Shalom,
I have often shared your concern, your deeply painful
feelings about Israel in these very difficult times.
You might perhaps remember that we are a bereaved family.
Our son fell in Chomat Magen, in Jenin, after seven days
and nights in battle, with no relief forces coming in.
We will soon go to Har Herzl for his azkara [memorial
service] 27 Nissan. It has been five years of deep
introspection, a need to renew faith in HaShem, a need to
forgive Him for taking back our beautiful child. This last
shabbos we spent a weekend at an army base, prepared for
bereaved families, who lost sons/daughters in the IDF
A very young man came to talk to us - he is a talmid of one
of the great rabbis of Israel, and also serves as an
officer in the IDF.
I can say that for the past five years, we have been
"waiting'' for an answer that will substantually relieve the
questions and the pain. This young rabbi addressed
families, some of whom lost a child as far back as 67, or
73. People came in wheel chairs, or with walkers, pitiful,
broken people. They cannot forget their loss. In one case
I know of, this elderly couple lost their only child. They
have no relatives in Israel. They are veteran immigrants.
You would break apart to see the flow of tears mingled with
the glow and the smile in their faces as this rabbi talked.
It was a very deep experience.
What this young man had to say is pertinent to our
feelings, and a full mirror to what Asher Calingold's
sister Esther felt and knew.
We are privileged to be living in an era of the greatest
miracles, but because we are inside, we don't see the
intensity of the light .
It is mostly those on the outside who have clarity of
vision. We are caught up in our own personal time web, so
we feel impatience , but we are within the time of
redemption already. All the events we are undergoing so
painfully, are meant to awaken the Jewish people and to
bring us together as one unit.
The following story he told us illustrates all the things
that are nagging at you (and me) so profoundly, and the
answer is contained within.
As an officer in the IDF, he found himself with a "shadow"
- an officer from a foreign (friendly) army was attached to
him, to learn about tactics, equipment, strategy,
organization, etc. After a few months , the officier said
to Rabbi M. : " This is impossible. I have been to
Finland, to other European countries to study their army
and their military work, and I have learned tremendously.
But from you Israelis, I cannot learn a single thing.
Not one thing."
Rabbi M . asked : "How is that? " And the man answered:
" Each rocket that fell last summer in the north contained
an average of 100 kilograms of explosives. With over 4000
such rockets falling on Northern Israel, we could expect
vast devastation, cities and towns in ruins, thousands of
casualties. We are talking about 400,000 kilos of
explosives, over 400 tons !!! But no... and your life goes
on. We just can't learn from you, because nothing here is
normal. You guys are living on sheer, huge, obvious
miracles!!!"
I myself came to the conclusion that the sudden exposure of
almost every head of department - leader in government,
police, court system, some knesset leaders, the president,
etc., as touched by corruption, both financial and personal
, moral-ethical situations, is no accident. All those
who thought they could tear Israel apart, by giving away or
condoning giving away parts of Israel, are losing the legs
of dignity they stand upon. They are being humiliated and
are losing their positions. It is not just money. They'll
have fat pensions. It is their good name. A just
punishment. And all this is a big broom, sweeping away the
riff raff so that mashiach can step in.
And that will, I believe, be very soon.
Penina
simcham1@netvision.net.il
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