Page 4 - The Jewish Voice - September '20

Page 4, The Jewish Voice

From the Rabbis from page 3 Ever since our Temple was destroyed in the year 69 CE, that we read the inspiring prophecies of consolation and
we have grown accustomed to our new reality. The world redemption of our Prophet Isaiah, who assures us of the end
Struggling with prayer is a long-standing Jewish tradition. we now know is spiritually dark. There are no miracles of the spiritual lockdown and promises us of the redemption
Jacob was called Israel because he engaged in wrestling with and wonders, no supernatural victories, and no Divine and our restoration to normalcy:
God and that must be a precedent for us. On these days of revelations. “Console, console My people,” says your God.
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, over the course of many The world we know is one in which G-d is hiding behind And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh
hours, we will recite thousands of words of prayer. My a mask. Indeed, the Hebrew word for Mother Nature means together shall see that the mouth of the Lord spoke.
challenge to you, and to myself, on these holy days is to make a mask! Upon a lofty mountain ascend, O herald of Zion, raise your
those words and that time meaningful. One important way Just like the effort we need to exert to identify our friends voice with strength, O herald of Jerusalem; raise [your voice],
is by thinking about what actions cause you to say “mipney behind their masks, it takes hard work today to see the hand fear not; say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
chataenu” in your life. of G-d. Through learning and meditation, it’s possible to feel Behold the Lord God shall come with a strong [hand],
Rabbi Paul Arberman is spiritual leader at Temple Beth His presence and sense the evidence of His providence, but and His arm rules for Him; behold His reward is with Him,
David in Palm Beach Gardens it isn’t effortless like it used to be. It’s so much harder now, and His recompense is before Him.
because we have become so accustomed to being socially Like a shepherd [who] tends his flock, with his arm he
Imagine distanced from our Father in Heaven. gathers lambs, and in his bosom he carries [them], the
Indeed, 1951 years since our Holy Temple was destroyed, nursing ones he leads.
By Rabbi Dovid Vigler we have been placed in spiritual lockdown. And we’re still Let us meditate upon these powerful words of Isaiah.
Imagine it’s 12 years there. In Hebrew, we call it galut, exile. Every single one of his other prophecies were fulfilled,
from now and life is still And just like the mother of the bat mitzvah girl who this one is no different. We were sent to this world to make
in lockdown. School tearfully tells her of the world that once was and the joy that it a home for G-d, a place where G-d is comfortable and
buildings have closed down she will have when the vaccine is discovered and life will revealed. After nearly 2000 years in exile, the Rebbe assured
as all classes are taught go back to normal, the Prophet of G-d cries out to us, never us that we have done our part. All that’s left to do is awaken
on Zoom. Shopping malls to become complacent and comfortable in our augmented from our slumber and to realize that we’ve been sleeping.
and groceries have been reality. The life we now know is unnatural and surreal. We It’s time to wake up to a new reality.
replaced entirely by online cannot and should never make peace with it. And that Hurricane Isaias that we were bracing for this
shopping and home delivery. Days are coming when G-d will redeem us from this summer? Perhaps it was a sign from Heaven to watch out
Airports have closed and we exile. We will no longer be in spiritual lockdown. No longer for the prophecies of Isaiah that will bring the winds of
rarely see other people in the will the creative power of G-d be hidden behind the mask sweeping change to this world!
flesh, except behind plexiglass screens. Handshakes have of Mother Nature. No longer will we be socially distanced We are living through exciting times. It’s time for us to
gone the way of the dinosaur. from our beloved Father in Heaven. A new era is coming wake up and smell the coffee!
My niece was born on July 31, 2020, at 1:32 a.m. in very soon and we can never forget that! Rabbi Dovid Vigler is spiritual leader at Chabad of Palm
Brooklyn. As she plans for her Zoom bat mitzvah like all The Prophet Isaiah Beach Gardens and host of the Jewish Schmooze Radio
of her friends, she is excited and can’t wait for the joyous It is during these weeks leading up to Rosh Hashana Show. Email him at rabbi@jewishgardens.com.
celebrations and the surprises her friends and family have
prepared for her. And we, her uncles and aunts, shed a tear
as we realize that this is the only life she knows. She never
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As shocking as this scenario might sound to you, it
is exactly what’s happened to us. Not as an individual
generation, but as a nation. “Coming together is a Beginning, Staying together is Progress,
1951 years since this summer, the Romans destroyed our and Working together is Success. “ – Henry Ford
Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The life we knew for thousands
It’s
of years disappeared in an instant: No longer would we it’s also an anniversary of family.
experience the ten Divine miracles that were constantly Hard work, loyalty and diligence are characteristics of the best
defying the laws of nature in the Holy Temple. No longer team players. We are grateful and fortunate to celebrate

do we have a high priest who would communicate the and Jean Hanseter celebrating 18 years with us.
instructions of G-d to us through the ark of the covenant Curt S. Francisco CFP®AIF®, President
and through the holy breastplate, which worked remarkably We are extremely grateful for the dedication and loyalty
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