http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2007/02/03/motsei-shabbos-reflections-on-parsha-beshalach-easier-to-remove-the-jew-from-bondage-than-to-remove-the-bondage-from-the-jew/ The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People Tue, 22 May 2012 22:47:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2007/02/03/motsei-shabbos-reflections-on-parsha-beshalach-easier-to-remove-the-jew-from-bondage-than-to-remove-the-bondage-from-the-jew/#comment-78822 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:32:53 +0000 http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2007/02/03/motsei-shabbos-reflections-on-parsha-beshalach-easier-to-remove-the-jew-from-bondage-than-to-remove-the-bondage-from-the-jew/#comment-78822 [...] How can leaders of a nation who, with Hashem’s help, have utterly defeated enemies of vastly superior numbers in all previous wars, suddenly now render their nation helpless against locally-manufactured terror rockets? How can such leaders now be complicit with an Amalek-like enemy, both by not fighting Arab terror to a decisive, absolute, final defeat and by attempting, by many means, to destroy the very physical and spiritual fabric of Jewish unity and the Jewish people? How can a leader of such a nation proclaim; “I’m too tired, too tired to win …?” How is it possible to blindly and mindlessly keep repeating the same mistakes; Oslo, Wye, withdrawal from South Lebanon, the expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif and the 4 Shomron towns, the insufficient and inadequate strategy, preparations for and operations during the 2006 Lebanon conflict debacle as well as not fighting the recent Gaza Operation Cast Lead to a final conclusive and victorious end? And how is it possible for a leadership, a governance in a Jewish state to accept 3rd party usurptation of Jewish sovereignty after the latter 2 conflicts? [...] […] How can leaders of a nation who, with Hashem’s help, have utterly defeated enemies of vastly superior numbers in all previous wars, suddenly now render their nation helpless against locally-manufactured terror rockets? How can such leaders now be complicit with an Amalek-like enemy, both by not fighting Arab terror to a decisive, absolute, final defeat and by attempting, by many means, to destroy the very physical and spiritual fabric of Jewish unity and the Jewish people? How can a leader of such a nation proclaim; “I’m too tired, too tired to win …?” How is it possible to blindly and mindlessly keep repeating the same mistakes; Oslo, Wye, withdrawal from South Lebanon, the expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif and the 4 Shomron towns, the insufficient and inadequate strategy, preparations for and operations during the 2006 Lebanon conflict debacle as well as not fighting the recent Gaza Operation Cast Lead to a final conclusive and victorious end? And how is it possible for a leadership, a governance in a Jewish state to accept 3rd party usurptation of Jewish sovereignty after the latter 2 conflicts? […]

]]> http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2007/02/03/motsei-shabbos-reflections-on-parsha-beshalach-easier-to-remove-the-jew-from-bondage-than-to-remove-the-bondage-from-the-jew/#comment-26789 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:42:10 +0000 http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2007/02/03/motsei-shabbos-reflections-on-parsha-beshalach-easier-to-remove-the-jew-from-bondage-than-to-remove-the-bondage-from-the-jew/#comment-26789 [...] How can a leader of a nation who, with Hashem’s help, has utterly defeated enemies of vastly superior numbers in all previous wars, suddenly now be complicit with an Amalek-like enemy, both by not fighting Arab terror to a decisive, absolute, final defeat and by attempting, by many means, to destroy the very physical and spiritual fabric of Jewish unity and the Jewish people? How can a leader of such a nation now proclaim; “I’m too tired, too tired to win …?” How is it possible to blindly and mindlessly keep repeating the same mistakes; Oslo, Wye, withdrawal from South Lebanon, the expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif and the 4 Shomron towns, the insufficient and inadequate strategy and preparations for and operations during the 2006 Lebanon conflict debacle? [...] […] How can a leader of a nation who, with Hashem’s help, has utterly defeated enemies of vastly superior numbers in all previous wars, suddenly now be complicit with an Amalek-like enemy, both by not fighting Arab terror to a decisive, absolute, final defeat and by attempting, by many means, to destroy the very physical and spiritual fabric of Jewish unity and the Jewish people? How can a leader of such a nation now proclaim; “I’m too tired, too tired to win …?” How is it possible to blindly and mindlessly keep repeating the same mistakes; Oslo, Wye, withdrawal from South Lebanon, the expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif and the 4 Shomron towns, the insufficient and inadequate strategy and preparations for and operations during the 2006 Lebanon conflict debacle? […]

]]> http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2007/02/03/motsei-shabbos-reflections-on-parsha-beshalach-easier-to-remove-the-jew-from-bondage-than-to-remove-the-bondage-from-the-jew/#comment-7008 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:06:59 +0000 http://www.sefer-torah.com/blog/2007/02/03/motsei-shabbos-reflections-on-parsha-beshalach-easier-to-remove-the-jew-from-bondage-than-to-remove-the-bondage-from-the-jew/#comment-7008 [...] How can a leader of a nation who, with Hashem’s help, has utterly defeated enemies of vastly superior numbers in all previous wars, suddenly now be complicit with an Amalek-like enemy, both by not fighting Arab terror to a decisive, absolute, final defeat and by attempting, by many means, to destroy the very physical and spiritual fabric of Jewish unity and the Jewish people? How can a leader of such a nation now proclaim; “I’m too tired, too tired to win …?” How is it possible to blindly keep repeating the same mistakes; Oslo, Wye, withdrawal from South Lebanon, the expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif and the 4 Shomron towns, the insufficient and inadequate strategy and preparations for and operations during last summer’s Lebanon conflict debacle? [...] […] How can a leader of a nation who, with Hashem’s help, has utterly defeated enemies of vastly superior numbers in all previous wars, suddenly now be complicit with an Amalek-like enemy, both by not fighting Arab terror to a decisive, absolute, final defeat and by attempting, by many means, to destroy the very physical and spiritual fabric of Jewish unity and the Jewish people? How can a leader of such a nation now proclaim; “I’m too tired, too tired to win …?” How is it possible to blindly keep repeating the same mistakes; Oslo, Wye, withdrawal from South Lebanon, the expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif and the 4 Shomron towns, the insufficient and inadequate strategy and preparations for and operations during last summer’s Lebanon conflict debacle? […]

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