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.
Tel Aviv security officers arrived on the scene and removed the partition as protesters disrupted the prayer and the conflict even became physical.
Perhaps some of the prayers during this Yom Kippur can help us to not only to reflect on our lives but also to take actions in the year ahead that will help heal the world.
The sight of the scuffle between Jews in Dizengoff Square, on Yom Kippur was a painful reminder of the growing schism in our society.