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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated L’iluy nishmat HaRav HaGaon Yoram Avergel ztk’l who passed away this past Shabbat Kodesh. May he serve as an advocate on high for the Jewish people and may his soul bask in the Divine radiance among all of the righteous who have departed from this world, Amen.
A lot of us wonder… Oy, what can I do? What can we as a community do to help protect ourselves and prevent further chaos from happening in Israel and around the world?
We have officially been shaken up ~ we were asleep in case we didn’t realize. Hashem wants His children to live their lives awake, aware and attached to their spiritual soul.
Unfortunately during tranquil times we race through life and have little time to think about our worldly purpose. That comes to a halt when terrorist attacks, horrific illnesses and unheard of suffering becomes a daily part of our reality.
Hashem wants achdut! Hashem wants us to show our love and care of one another always; not only when it comes to saving another’s physical life. Why do we need terrorists to teach us how to hug, love and cry for our nation? Have we traveled so far? Have we lost our way completely?
We were all injected with spiritual anesthesia when we exited our mother’s womb, yet Hashem gave us Torah, mitzvot and good deeds that serve as reminders why we are here in the first place. Pina Colada’s on the beach are a nice treat in life, but not what life is about.
Look around and see the faces of the Jewish souls sitting, standing and walking around you. We each carry a ‘peckel’. No one knows which one is heavier.
It might be brazen of me to suggest, but in my humble opinion if each of us dedicated 5 conscious minutes a day to thank Hashem for life, pray only for the welfare of others and asked Hashem for Emuna shleimah to help us see the ultimate good in all the craziness around us, that would help keep us awake without the need for more wake-up calls.
Please Hashem help us remember ~ for Your sake and for Your honor, b’rachamim, Amen.
