Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu recently shared a photo of himself on social media putting on Tefillin.
He wrote:
“Let all the peoples of the earth see that the name of the Lord is called upon you, and they shall be afraid of you.” (Devarim 28:10 - Ed.)
“Ruchama, the mother of Moshiko Davino, may his name be remembered, who fell in the operation ‘Protective Edge,’ brought me his Tefillin.
“The Tefillin that were with him all the time during the battles are the only item that survived the explosion in which Moshiko fell. The scent of the fire’s dust still remains on the Tefillin’s cover. I promised Ruchama that I would dedicate the Tefillin for the elevation of Moshiko’s soul and for the elevation of all our fallen.
“That’s what I do today with holy reverence. May the memory of our fallen be blessed and kept in our hearts forever.”
The photo drew excited responses online as this is possibly the very first time that PM Netanyahu has been photographed wearing Tefillin. (However, it isn’t the first time PM Netanyahu put on tefillin—Ed.)
As the Rebbe said, “the observance of the mitzvah of Tefillin, especially by military personnel themselves, and more so by those that stand above them and lead them, instills the greatest fear and dread upon every enemy and adversary.”
Adapted from COLlive
