For the Love of Zion
For the sake of Żiyyon I will not hold my peace
For the sake of Żiyyon I will not hold my peace, and for the sake of Yerushalayim, I will not be still, until her righteousness goes forth like radiance, and her salvation like a burning torch. (Isaiah 62:1)
The burning torch is lit.
Now, on the cusp of victory, is the time for us to convene amongst ourselves. Let there be no more attempts to convince those who are still sitting on the fence. If they are not for Zion by now, they will never be for Zion. Not when it counts anyway, which is right at this moment.
This is the time to convene amongst ourselves, to extend support to the families of the soldiers fighting on the fronts and to the hostages and their families, and to extend encouragement to the Jews of the Diaspora who are experiencing what might be called “pre-trauma disorder syndrome.”
My Jewish friends, you know by now that I have little sympathy for Jewish talking heads during war. Now, though, I call upon you to talk amongst yourselves. Jews of the world unite! Be talking heads! These things that are happening at this moment, as I write, are momentous. Talk, communicate; be there for one another.
Christian supporters of Israel…well, no sense in preaching to the choir. You know what is happening. Dear souls, do not hold your peace! Make this your finest hour!
Secular or non-affiliated or multi-affiliated, my heart goes out to you most of all. There is no logical reason for you to support Israel and the Jews in today’s climate, yet you do. There is something deep inside you that refuses to turn its back on the truth. You have earned your place at the table of the Friends of Zion. I salute you.
"If God is for us, who can be against us?"
** Jews of the Diaspora who are experiencing what might be called “pre-trauma disorder syndrome.” ** >> Hmmm… Seems like there’s plenty of trauma to go around, pre and post, in the Diaspora and in the Land.