As Prime Minister Netanyahu prepares for a speech to be given this Sunday, and with pressure mounting with calls from around the globe stating that there is no aternative to the two state solution, I would like to propose an alternative - the Pray to G-d solution.
This morning, as I recited the last beracha in the Shemone Esrei, "Sim Shalom - May G-d grant peace, I prayed with extra fervor that Hashem should indeed grant the request of bestowing peace upon us. For, indeed, it is only G-d who can bring a just and everlasting peace to the world. So, let's concentrate on the words of the last blessing in the Amida, and not look at our watches to see if we can still catch the 7:51 train to work. Those who recite the blessing every day, why not recite it with the proper mindset? And those who never recite the blessing, why not pick up a prayer book and beseech Hashem to bring the elusive peace that we so desire?
Oseh shalom bimromav
Hu ya'aseh shalom aleinu
V'al kol Yisrael
V'imru, v'imru amen.
(May he who makes peace in high places, make peace for us and for all Israel, and let us say, amen.)
No comments:
Post a Comment