Dose of Inspiration
By Tzvi Freeman
Together
Rabbi Abba son of Kahana said, “David’s generation were all righteous, but because there were informers among them, they fell in battle...Ahab’s generation were idolaters, but because there were no informers, they went to battle and were victorious.”
Jerusalem Talmud, Peah 1:1.
Jerusalem is the city that joins all the tribes together as one. When the Jewish people come together as one, nothing can destroy Jerusalem. And only when there is love and caring between them is the destruction and our exile healed.
When a father sees his children working together with love, he is prepared to give them anything.
Yes, love for one another means also to care enough to encourage the other to do mitzvahs and learn Torah.
But first comes the love.
Hypocrisy
Do not be dismayed by the hypocrisy of others, nor by your own inconsistencies. Our lives are all journeys through hills and valleys—no person’s spiritual standing is a static affair.
But the good each person achieves is eternal, as he connects to the Source of All Good, Who is infinite and everlasting. The failures, on the other hand, are transient and superficial, fleeting shadows of clouds, as stains in a garment to be washed away.
