Concern for our Brothers
- - - - by Akiva
...Cross posted from Mystical Paths.
I received an email from Asher Rozenfeld that shared these important thoughts...
Over 60 years ago, on 26 Adar 5705, the Frierdiker Rebbe (6th grand rabbi of chabad hassidus) spoke a heartbreaking sicha (religious talk) of what will happen to the children being educated by the Zionists in Israel. These words were printed in Sefer HaSichos (of Chabad Chassidus) 5705:
Regretfully in August 2005 in Gush Katif and Northern Shomron (West Bank) the whole world saw fulfillment of this fearsome prophecy... Except for the words in bold! So, look at latest news (22/1/06):
Gevald! Gevald! Wake up from this terrible Golus (exile)! This is the time to say the truth and get our priorities right. The Haman's of our time are people like Sharon and his evil government machine. These are the people the Frierdiker Rebbe is talking about! They are the "Shmad corner"!
Where is our Ahavas Yisrael (love of your fellow) for the victims of these evildoers? Why are we saying Tehillim (Psalms) for Sharon and not for his victims? Is this what the Rebbe would call Ahavas Yisrael (love for your fellow)? Where is the protest, that the Rebbe emphasized so much in the name of Ahavas Yisrael (love of your fellow) and Pikuach Nefesh (risk to life)?
Do you want, G-d forbid, to see the fullfillment of the rest of that prophecy? Then DO SOMETHING! Protest, scream! This is a case "when silence is a sin". Regarding this the Rebbe said: "When the Torah says, 'You shall not stand idly by your brother’s blood,' it does not mean that you are only required to involve yourself when you are certain that your efforts will be successful. Rather, even if there is only a slim chance — even only the slightest of chances — that you will succeed in your protest being heard, you must do this, for it is the unequivocal ruling of the Code of Jewish Law!"
Amein.
I received an email from Asher Rozenfeld that shared these important thoughts...
Over 60 years ago, on 26 Adar 5705, the Frierdiker Rebbe (6th grand rabbi of chabad hassidus) spoke a heartbreaking sicha (religious talk) of what will happen to the children being educated by the Zionists in Israel. These words were printed in Sefer HaSichos (of Chabad Chassidus) 5705:
"Jews! Men and women! In the Land of Israel, Jewish children are slowly being destroyed. Anti-religious people among the group of leaders who are responsible for the orphaned refugee children in Israel, have created a "Shmad corner" for the children who have been entrusted to their care.
In the places in Europe conquered by Hitler, Yemach Shmo (may his name be erased), he set up extermination camps to torture and burn Jewish bodies; in Israel, a certain group has set up extermination camps to torture and destroy Jewish souls. The "Shmad corner" which is actively prosletyzing the Jewish refugee children, is educating the children by Hamans who are dedicated to the same path and education as the men of the Yevsektsia, the evil ones.
The "Hamans" teach the children to violate Shabbos, to eat Treif (non-kosher), to eat on Yom Kippur, to eat Chametz on Pesach (Passover). They don't even allow the children to say Kaddish (memorial prayer) for their martyred parents who were killed Al Kiddush Hashem (in the name of G-d, for being Jews). They teach the children to ridicule G-d and Yiddishkeit (Judaism).
The orphans who are being educated by the 'Hamans' [will grow up to] tear up Sifrei Torah, burn down Batei Knesiyot (synogogues), destroy Jewish cemeteries, lead pogroms, stab, burn and shoot at Jewish bodies. They will rob and loot Jewish property..."
Regretfully in August 2005 in Gush Katif and Northern Shomron (West Bank) the whole world saw fulfillment of this fearsome prophecy... Except for the words in bold! So, look at latest news (22/1/06):
Police Chief Moshe Karadi refused to rule out the use of live fire in the confrontation over the eviction of the residents of Hevron's Shalhevet neighborhood. "No more mixed messages," he said. (Source here.)
Gevald! Gevald! Wake up from this terrible Golus (exile)! This is the time to say the truth and get our priorities right. The Haman's of our time are people like Sharon and his evil government machine. These are the people the Frierdiker Rebbe is talking about! They are the "Shmad corner"!
Where is our Ahavas Yisrael (love of your fellow) for the victims of these evildoers? Why are we saying Tehillim (Psalms) for Sharon and not for his victims? Is this what the Rebbe would call Ahavas Yisrael (love for your fellow)? Where is the protest, that the Rebbe emphasized so much in the name of Ahavas Yisrael (love of your fellow) and Pikuach Nefesh (risk to life)?
Do you want, G-d forbid, to see the fullfillment of the rest of that prophecy? Then DO SOMETHING! Protest, scream! This is a case "when silence is a sin". Regarding this the Rebbe said: "When the Torah says, 'You shall not stand idly by your brother’s blood,' it does not mean that you are only required to involve yourself when you are certain that your efforts will be successful. Rather, even if there is only a slim chance — even only the slightest of chances — that you will succeed in your protest being heard, you must do this, for it is the unequivocal ruling of the Code of Jewish Law!"
Amein.