הריעו לד' כל הארץ
Hari’u l’Hashem kol ha’aretz. Call out to Hashem, all the earth.
Radak explains that Klal Yisrael’s salvation is good for the world. When we have peace in Eretz Yisrael, and Klal Yisrael is permitted to safely go about their lives without living in fear of their neighbors, the entire world benefits. Even the hostilities which divide the nation will cease. The Arizal observes that the roshei teivos, initial first letters of the four words: Hariu (hay), l’Hashem (lamed), kol (kuf), ha’aretz (hay), form the word halachah, Jewish law. This alludes to the idea that, when the world is filled with the study and observance of Jewish law, Moshiach Tzidkeinu will be successful in his mission. Veritably, Jewish law is for Jews, but its moral and ethical principles have the strength to transform an entire world. Secular law is manmade, thus subjected to the moral and emotional posture of its codifiers and legislators. Torah law is Divinely authored. As such, it is objective and viewed from a perspective far beyond that of mortal man. Indeed, its observance can transform the world.
