Pedal to the Metal

Personal Update---- Aish is going great....I totally feel spiritually enriched. Religiously, I still have issues, but spiritually, I feel my soul getting lighter, my thoughts purer and my outlook on the Universe broader. The stuff I'm learning, while religious and Torah based, provides me with the insight necessary for me to define my purpose in life and have faith in Hashem that he will grant me the strength and courage to fulfill it. How did Avraham come to the conclusion of one, true G-d when his entire world worshipped numerous idols? What is Shabbos, really? What can we learn about our own nature from the stories of Cain and Abel & the Flood? How can the Torah provide me the blueprint for my life? These are the questions I am studying, and the path towards the answers, the journey I am presently undertaking, is making all the difference in the world. Screw the answers; it's the questions that get me!

Political Update----We are going to hell in a handbasket. The world, as we know it today, will soon cease to exist. The State of Israel has more of an existential threat today than any other period since the early 1920's. War, famine, pain, suffering, hurt.....it's so easy to tap into those emotions, as it seems the entire world suffers from it. It is much more difficult to tap into the happiness, beauty and clarity that is our physical world, a gift from Hashem, as less and less people espouse these emotions.

There is a great and horrible horizon ahead of us. There will be a time when all of us will have to ask ourselves what we believe in; what we are willing to die for. Better start preparing.

The word "Peace" only exists in the dictionary. If anyone talks to you about bringing peace into our world, you can tell them they are crazy. The best we can hope for is "End of Conflict".

The real question here is do we try and cure the cancer that is ripping the fabric of society apart? Or, do we simply band-aid it, and hopefully not die of the disease before we can cure it?

Either way, good days are behind us....hard days ahead. Fortunately, as long as we continue to believe Torah as truth and know that Hashem loves us and will take care of us, the Jewish people will continue to thrive, as we leave behind countless dynasties and empires and fulfill our collective purpose as a light onto the nations and the beacon of hope in a sea of chaos.

Good Shabbos.....