On guard duty last night, we had a conversation with a soldier named Shachar. He has long hair, a few earrings, and is scheduled for another session of meditation in India when our service is over. After a heated debate about the political situation in Israel, a debate which lasted as long as our two-hour patrol, Shachar concluded with an idea that has changed us. He said:

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Do not believe for a moment that the Muslims grasp the Mount with an iron grip because of a religious or historical claim. Nowhere in the Koran is the name of our beloved city found, while over 700 times we find her in our Bible.

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Our Rabbis teach that the redemption of the Israelites from Egypt, the National birth of the Jewish People, will parallel the final redemption in which the Jewish People will fulfill their mission and usher in the Messianic age.

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When one develops the strength and courage to remove the mask, life becomes a dialogue with G-d of the most beautiful and intimate nature. People are no longer judged by their societal status or physical appearances, but rather by the touch of G-d that radiates within them, guiding them to their current encounter with you, both for your benefit and for theirs. With this clarity, what was previously a disconnected circumstance and meaningless occurrence is elevated to a challenge and opportunity of the highest order.

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Isaiah describes this period “like a pregnant woman close to giving birth, she is in pain, she cries out in her pangs”(26:17). Rabbi Avraham Kook, the first chief Rabbi of Israel explained “When there is a great war in the world, the power of the Mashiach (Messiah) awakens.” The revered Jewish mystic, The Maharal of Prague, explains that in reality these troubles are “the absence before the existence”. While the words of our sages may seem rather esoteric, within them hides the truth and clarity that we all seek to make sense of these trying and turbulent times.

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The best way for the non-Jew to celebrate Chanukah, in our humble opinion, is to shout the miracle of Israel from the rooftops. Teach about Israel and defend her from those who criticize her. Perhaps, your church or prayer group could hold a rally for Israel in along the streets of your neighborhood. It won’t be easy. It may make you feel uncomfortable. Yet it is precisely that which is difficult that means the most.

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The vehement argument espousing a G-dless evolution is not abstract or academic, but has tangible ramifications that drastically affect the world as we know it. The agenda of evolutionary advocates is very simple – we are descended from monkeys and hence no more is demanded of us than our primate parents or their paramecium ancestors

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The ultimate experience that we, as Jew, can have at the Passover Seder is to truly emancipate ourselves from mental and spiritual slavery and realize that Hashem is our only King and our sole provider.

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The Hebrew word “Mitzvot”, regularly translated as “commandments”, has another deeper meaning that stems from core words such as “Tzavta”, which literally means “to join” and “Tzevet” which means “team”. It is through the “Mitzvot” – commandments of the Torah, that the Jew is able to fuse divinity into his life, draw himself closer to the divine, and personally fulfill his biblical commitment partaking in the everlasting covenant between the G-d of Israel and the Jewish people that was established on Mount Sinai.

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The world is in the midst of a revolution. We are young American-born Jews living in Israel who have dedicated the last two years of our lives to spreading the beauty, depth, and dimension of Judaism and Israel to the world. We have been speaking to Jews in their synagogues on Saturdays and to Christians in their churches on Sundays, seeking to strengthen the emotional and spiritual connection of people around the world to the Land of Israel. There is a new brotherhood growing – one that is unprecedented in world history. A unity is being formed between the Jewish and Christian worlds anchored in common beliefs, shared values, and a love for Israel and her people.

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