It has been an eventful twelve hours here in Israel, but probably not the way you might think. If you have been listening to the news, following weeks of constant bombardment of the northern part of Israel by Hezbollah, Israel responded to their attacks by striking the heartbeat of Hezbollah yesterday and sent a message to them through its attack on Beirut where the guts of the terrorist organization is headquartered. They were warned multiple times daily, but refused to listen. Israel had no choice, but to do what they did, and it would have been much worse for them had Donald Trump not stopped us from a full-scale attack late last week. I will get to President Trump a little later.

Last night, my wife and I were out celebrating a life milestone and in the midst of the dinner service they announced that Iran had begun to attack the north of Israel. What did the people in the restaurant do? They danced and began singing with the music “Do not be afraid Israel.” That is a glimpse of life in this wonderful country and what it is like to live here. To live where people are happy, where people do not live in fear because they know they live under Divine protection. I am sure there will be plenty of people who will have a comment or two about my last sentence, but to be sure, your argument is not with me, it is with G-d.

“You shall not fear from the dread of night, from the arrow that flies by day.” Psalms (91:5), he shall call Me and I shall answer him; I am with him in his distress, (91:15).

There are plenty more verses for me to choose from, but I’ll leave that for another time. In Israel there is a certain knowledge of protection from G-d that most everyone here understands. It is the ultimate in bitachon: trust, and faith in Hashem and with all due respect to the United States President, it is on Him that we rely. I get the “wait a minute it’s not practical argument” and as I’ve said, I heard it all before. We are extremely grateful for everything the US and others have done for us. While most of the world has chastised us in public, bought into every false narrative that libels us, President Trump and his administration have not. They are to be commended and publicly so. But I am not foolish enough to believe that putting our faith in the transient is what is best for our people and our country. History is replete with man disappointing man. However, there is nothing as sure in this world as having faith in our Creator. There have been many bumps in the road and will continue to be (CV), but in the end, He has always taken care of us no matter where we have been and regardless of the circumstance.

That is why I am so confused by the comments and actions or lack thereof of some of the leaders of our people. This is very difficult for me. I am not into calling out our people. It is a dangerous game to play. Whenever I do, it is really meant to be an admonishment of me and my own actions. Sometimes I must admit, it is very difficult to sit by and let the name of G-d be blasphemed by those who should know........

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