Let’s go back through
the centuries, from the days of King David until yesterday’s headlines. Let’s
walk the streets and visit the sites of Jerusalem. Let’s soak up the holiness
and absorb the memories. The camera was not there when King David made Jerusalem
his capital, but many artifacts of those days have been unearthed over the
years. And the breathtaking landscape has always been there. The Temple Mount.
The Western Wall. The Mount of Olives.
“If you give yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the desire of the afflicted, Then your light will rise in darkness
And your gloom will become like midday.” (Isaiah 58:10)
“Be broken up, O you people, and be
dismayed; ... Take counsel together and it shall come to nothing; speak the
word, and it shall not stand; for God is with us.” (Isaiah
8:9-10)
Israeli Minister of Education Naftali Bennett says that Israel is investing
“considerable resources” to strengthen the Jewish identity of Jews around the
world.
The Jewish view of a true hero comes from today's verse. A "gibor" - a
strong and brave person - is someone who is able to conquer his desire to do
wrong...