While on the subject of Israel and Purim…
See here for a truly inspiring video of IDF soldiers on their way to intercepting the missiles being smuggled by Iran. It was Friday, and our soldiers are singing Shabbat songs. I am not interested in politics. I am not interested in who took the video and maybe it was already Shabbos. These are our soldiers, our heroes. They represent what is glorious about Israel: it is our Jewish state, and it is the place where Judaism and Jewish values meet the real world. That, too, is a message of Purim.
Think about what kind of intelligence was necessary to find out about this missile shipment and intercept. (If the US was involved, great.) It is a story of intrigue, luck, coincidence – kind of like Purim. Of course, the hand of God is in the background here, too.
A story of potential danger to the Jewish people, twists and turns, and Jewish heroes coming to the rescue (singing Jewish songs). I’ll add that to the list of things I celebrate this Sunday.
Happy Purim!
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