tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post115489692114208407..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: Mi K'Amcha Ysrael! 2 stories from lebanonRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1155196064483555942006-08-10T10:47:00.000+03:002006-08-10T10:47:00.000+03:00shanah - very nicely put. Thanks for the addition,...shanah - very nicely put. Thanks for the addition,,Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1155141595840563342006-08-09T19:39:00.000+03:002006-08-09T19:39:00.000+03:00I believe that the chizuk given through these acco...I believe that the chizuk given through these accounts isn't given through studying the physical acts of mitzvot themselves, but through the understanding of the intentions behind performing the mitzvot. Through their following of mitzvot, these soldiers are illustrating their desire to honor HaShem even in the field of battle. In truth, they are honoring the most important mitzvot-- to Love the L-rd your G-d with all of your heart, soul, and strength. That is the main purpose behind following the mitzvot-- to live a life in praise of HaShem. It is not that the mitzvot have the power to save; rather, it is that, in performing the mitzvot with a righteous heart, we illustrate our love for HaShem who is our savior. (After all, righteousness and salvation go hand-in-hand; just read Isaiah 45:8.)<BR/><BR/>Baruch haShem, may His eye be over all of Am Yisrael fighting in the IDF at this very moment.Shanahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347077264875298319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1154934295459199482006-08-07T10:04:00.000+03:002006-08-07T10:04:00.000+03:00I find aristotle and plato boring. I tried to read...I find aristotle and plato boring. I tried to read them a few times. I could not make it through much of the books.. Not my cup of tea.<BR/><BR/>I have no (faith) problem with the fact that good people die and all that jazz. I also do not know the reasons why some people are saved and others die. <BR/><BR/>The point of the story was not even that the guy was saved (let alone because of the tefillin he chose to take along).<BR/><BR/>The point of the stories were how they were willing to risk everything to keep their Jewish spirit and ideals. <BR/>They could just as well have been killed and the story, to me, would have been just as inspirational.<BR/><BR/>You read the point being the mitzva that saved them. I read the point as being the sacrifice they made for a mitzva.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1154933804211078872006-08-07T09:56:00.000+03:002006-08-07T09:56:00.000+03:00These stories do more damage than good.Yeah, yeah ...These stories do more damage than good.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, yeah it's really nice to hear these inspirational stories of how tefillin or some other mitzvah 'saved' someone, etc. but what about the guy who just left shul and was blown to bits by a rocket or the guy that was involved in some other chessed and had his head blown off.<BR/><BR/>We run to attach a mitzva as the reason someone is saved, but when it doesnt work out that way, and the situation just wont 'fit' into these inspirational stories, people conveniently run the other way.<BR/><BR/>Most of the soldiers killed in this latest war have been observant God fearing Torah scholars. Go explain that one.<BR/><BR/>Read some Plato and Aristotle before posting the next 'miraculous' story.<BR/><BR/>D.A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1154931680139992272006-08-07T09:21:00.000+03:002006-08-07T09:21:00.000+03:00reading such stories does provide such a chizuk. t...reading such stories does provide such a chizuk. to see some people give up so much for it when they really do not need to, and when it might cause them to lose so much...Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1154916045624758412006-08-07T05:00:00.000+03:002006-08-07T05:00:00.000+03:00Great stories. I get such Chizuk when I hear thin...Great stories. I get such Chizuk when I hear things like this. Thanks.Neil Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797772082427806345noreply@blogger.com