Abraham, our Father (Avrohom Avinu) went to a decisive war to redeem ONE hostage, so that everyone would not become a hostage. Every man in every country must learn from him.
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In order to fulfill our individual missions in the world, we need to ask the question - when will my actions reach the actions of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob???
And ask it again and again.
Avrohom Avinu, Abraham our Father, moved decisively to redeem his nephew, Lot, from a captivity.
Avrohom Avinu realized that if we don’t take action, we all become the hostages. Everyone who is afraid to act, lest the hostages should be harmed or he, the potential rescuer, be harmed, is in fact a hostage to his fear and a hostage to the tacts of the terrorists.
So it is factually incorrect to claim there are 222 Hamas hostages today. There are actually 12 million hostages of Hamas. With no real action against Hamas, fear of getting hurt in rescuing the hostages and fear or hurting the hostages, Hamas has 12 million human beings hostage, all unwilling to take the action that a person with full spiritual and physical liberty would take.
That action is exemplified by Avrohom Avinu. Upon receiving the report that a massive army had taken his nephew captive, he took the resources he had, exactly 320 men (!!!) into battle. He did not calculate the size of his forces against the other side. He did not look for military intelligence, or reconnaissance. He did not plan for a long term battle. He did not predict daily casualties. He did not seek international approval. He did not beg the hostage takers to release the hostage. He did not bribe them with money and aid.
He simply went to war, that day! And because he made no calculations, he merited a victory above the natural order, a miraculous Divine Assistance over the huge armies.
So, too, we must reject all the excuses of inaction and realize that they are excuses offered by men who themselves are hostages. Having either entirely repudiated G-d and the Torah, or at least made it secondary to considerations of foreign ideologies, they rationalize keeping everyone hostage.
May G-d Al-mighty save the 12 million hostages and all of us everywhere.
For this attitude of defeat is infectious and spreads to the entire world.
Remember when the experts and media warned passengers not to block the terrorists when they tried to hijack a plane? Turns out that is the worst advice. The time when it is best to strike against the hijackers is precisely at the moment when they make their first move and are anxiously trying to gain control. The first chaos is the best opportunity to save the people. So the official advice was actually to let the hijackers take control!
So, too, today all lockdown routines preach run and hide, leaving the entire population open to systematic poaching. The winning response is to counterattack fiercely and immediately. But the ‘experts’ again advocate surrender.
Today the experts and the media again all preach caution and restraint, exactly what the terrorists need to keep the entire population of the Middle East hostage.
In communities around the world, Jews are being herded into increasingly isolated “secure” formations. Again this is the wrong approach? Only the Torah can guide us to see that we must be on a spiritual offensive and take physical proactive measures. In no way are any Jew or non-Jew to cede spiritual, mental, emotional or physical ground to terrorists that seek to take us all hostage as they intend that we voluntarily surrender our liberty.
Here is a short recording I made calling on the Jews to not retreat, but rather follow the Torah’s instructions and patriarchs’ example - to expand, expand and expand. And, to set the example for every human being everywhere.
Below you will find more videos to uplift and inspire you and your family and your community into action.
Shabbos is coming, a reminder for every human being that they are an intentional creation of G-d Al-mighty right now and a continuing beneficiary of His Love, His Joy and His Abundance! What an incredible moment to increase even more in joy!
Action: Use the link above to check Yom Tov and Shabbos Candellighting times in your city around the world. Yom Tov and Shabbos Candlelighting time in New York City this week (10/27/23) is 5:41 pm and Shabbos ends at 6:39 pm.
Here is some of the learning we did this week:
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Sunday Learning
👉Mitzvos Hashem R Steif 78: Don’t follow the ways of those foreign to the service of G-d Al-mighty
👉 What use is unity that's united against G-d and His Torah?
👉 Forget the details and focus on this one thing
👉 We have to be joyous - the best way to react to the war!
🔥EXPOSED🔥The REAL Iran trick that no one is expecting - Hear it here FIRST!
🔥Hot Topic🔥A Message to the Nations: STOP FUNDING TERRORISM!
🔥Hot Topic🔥The Rebbe's thoughts on overthrowing the Israeli government - claim back your aliveness
Wednesday Learning
👉 Continuation study of prayer - Blessings on the Torah
Thursday Learning
👉 Leaders - Beis Medrash
Additional Learning (YouTube Shorts)
🔥What Comes Next?🔥When Government No Longer Serves the People
👉 Don't lose sight of what it means to be a human being
👉 You will be surprised! Amalek will come in disguise
👉 The Answer to All Parenting Challenges: How to deal with a struggling child - the answer from within
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Thank you ! I had been thinking about Abraham and Lot as well as many other examples in the Torah that show decisive action - Trusting in G-d , soo refreshing uplifting to hear the words spoken by another. as Reason Truth is in short supply.
Brilliant re 12m hostages.
Rabbi> What do you say to people that say the deaths of civilians are disproportianate?