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Opinion | Bible Conference: Opportunity for Introspection | Israel Today

2022-03-28T21:23:49.267Z


These days, it is expected of a "heartbroken but breathing" nation, which was privileged to see in the beginning a dewula, to wear a holiday and not just terror • Perhaps then we will discover that the power of the Bible crosses sectors, ethnicities, peoples and nations


In the days when the national typology ranges from a peak in the Negev to the bottom of the underworld in Hadera, the psyche finds it difficult to bear the gap.

In the days when the political elite are isolated, it is difficult to regulate tolerance in the face of a political attempt to hide the spread of an epidemic that has not yet subsided.

In the days when the removal of the Revolutionary Guards from the list of terrorist organizations is under the radar, and the powers are determined to sign a nuclear agreement with Iran at almost any cost, it is difficult to be impressed by the silent condemnation of the ruling elite.

And in the days when the tearful nation is at its lowest ebb, there is nothing more vital than the existence of the Israel Bible Conference.

But "if you want the words of the Torah to be heard with the heart," said Rabbi Kamantsky, "they must be said in a language that the heart understands."

Therefore, for the conference that is being held this morning for the first time and miraculously elevating the book of books, it is imperative to make accessible to us the earliest source for composing and creating a common language within us.

It must remind us that the biblical thought that lies behind the verses is what has sustained the spirit of the people of Israel for thousands of years of history, and is what has preserved the unity of the nation even for thousands of years of dispersal and distance.

She must make sure that anyone who turns his back on the Bible as a representative of a religious Jew on the bookshelf will be able to recognize that the archaic lines written in the same language that were spoken in the streets of Jerusalem 3,000 years ago also express universal moral messages.

Its organizers must ensure that Leonard Cohen's work, interwoven with the piyyut "At the Gates of Desire" by Yehuda Ben Shmuel Abbas, will be played in the background again and again.

This is so that we will all have time to internalize that the magical combination between the works focuses on the binding of Isaac, and that the verse "Because your only son died whom you loved" resonates in our hearts this week in relation to the border fighter, the late Yazan Falah.

This accessibility will also be corresponded with the "Torah for All in the World" session, with the participation of President Yitzhak Herzog.

The session, which allows the story of the Exodus to be seen as a story depicting universal values ​​of freedom, and the "King's Trial" as a manifesto expressing opposition to tyrannical tyranny, will not only prove the power of the Bible and its power - but also invite biblical ethos as sacred principles to human culture .

These days, something "heartbreaking but breathing" is expected, which has been seen in the beginning of redemption, at least to try.

Respect and remove from oneself the layers of cynicism, put on a holiday and not just horror, and prepare for the first Bible conference. Perhaps then we will discover that the power of the Bible crosses sectors, ethnicities, peoples and nations.

Maybe then the country will be quiet.

And if so, then the goals sanctified the attempts.

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Source: israelhayom

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