Our soldiers, of mighty arms and loving hearts, joined with Abraham in the deep worry regarding the unavoidable collateral damage that comes with warfare.
Rabbi Goldstein's revised version no longer prays for the guidance and protection of the President or of the government.
This is a spiritual war against those who seek to destroy Israel, not because of its borders, but because of what it stands for as the world’s only Jewish state.
How can we extol a God who listens to the calls of His people and provides for His creations when confronted with such unspeakable violence?
Yizkor on Yom Kippur 5784 – this year – was different.
This new “anti-human rights” movement claims that people should have the freedom “from” being exposed to religion, the freedom “from” being exposed to the speech of people it disagrees with.
The issue has been questioned a lot since Yom Kippur when protesters disrupted prayers in Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv.
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