Monday, July 26, 2010

A Nation Mourns

Shalom,

Six lives were lost today...six families are missing a husband...a father...a son...a grandson...an uncle...a brother...a son-in-law...a brother-in-law...six homes are now forever void of the presence of one who lived there...who will never enter that doorway again...

An entire Military and Nation mourn the death of these Six Sons...

In Israel, when a member of the Military Family that is so deeply embedded in the fabric of every part of the Society is killed, the entire Nation sits Shiva...this Shiva is no respecter of persons...none is immune...none is exempt...none is excused...Israel is "One Family" when it comes to Her Military...each Branch of the Military is intertwined and makes up the whole that is today's Army of G-d...

There has always something "special" about the Military here in our American Nation...the vast majority of us rise to show them respect for the service they perform to protect and defend us...and countless hundreds of other Nations and Peoples around the World...those who treat what these men and women have done and do with disrespect are viewed by the rest of us with contempt...let your mind wander back to the Vietnam War...recall the violent protests on college campuses by leftist love children who even then cared nothing for the heritage that made our Nation great and kept us free...think how we felt seeing these pathetic punks burn our flag...trample our flag...refuse to defend the way of life they were born into...it was simply horrible to see...and it cost us a President who was forced to resign due to over vigilant surveillance...and another President who wore out trying to contain the morass that this War became...

Today, here in America, those same leftist love children who grew up to believe treason of their Nation is their duty, continue to violate our Nation's heritage...now they do it through Academic channels as they teach hatred of America...and they do it through elected offices they have used and are using to destroy our freedoms...no pride...no honor...no patriotism...traitors then...traitors now...even our highest office is occupied by one of their protegees...

In Israel, every family of every generation since She was Re-Born in 1948 lives and breathes the daily life of the Army of G-d...no matter where you go in His Land, you see them...dressed in their uniforms...the insignia of their unit/branch clearly visible on their shoulders...on their berets...and always the machine gun slung over their shoulders...casually...like we American women carry our shoulder bags...

Israelis show the utmost respect for these young men and women who are their Brothers and Sisters...they either have or will serve alongside them...there are no exceptions...even today the Religious Jews have formed their own Military Units...standing alongside their kin...fighting to defend their Land...they all understand the same undeniable truth: as a Nation, they stand alone...abandoned by nearly every other member of the United Nations...that cesspool of evil that has the gall to call itself "The Family of Nations"...all the while ignoring Israel...the VERY Nation that the CREATOR HIMSELF FORMED and CALLS THE APPLE OF HIS EYE...

G-d sees all this...He who watches Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps...there are records kept...tears are stored up in bottles He labels...one day soon the scales of justice will be brought out...the Prophet Daniel tells us that Belshazzar thought G-d's Children and Land meant nothing...and even committed the sacrilege of drinking wine from the Vessels of the Mishkan...the Temple of YHVW...even typing this gives me chills...suddenly a man's hand was seen writing on the wall of Belshazzar's palace these words: "Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin" - which interpreted mean: "G-d has numbered the kingdom of Belzhazzar and brought it to an end" - this man had been found "wanting" and was to be no more...

There will be an inquiry into this tragic helicopter crash which claimed six of the best and brightest the Nation of G-d produced...if there was any foul play involved...tampering that could have caused this loss...anything amis in any way...if something like that turns out to be what happened, look for the Hand of G-d to once again write on the wall of those who perpetuated this: Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin - your kingdom has been numbered by the Creator of the Universe and it is brought to an end...

In the meantime, a Military and Nation mourns their Sons...and we light the Shiva Candle and mourn with them.

"Master of Mercy, the One Who Heals broken hearts, we cry out to You...our Hearts ache with the pain of our loss...watch over and shelter the families and loved ones of those who were killed in this tragic crash...Oh Compassionate One, bless them and inspire us with Your Goodness and Righteousness in the days to come...shatter not our faith in You and never allow us to forget the memories of these lives."

Baruk Ata Adonai,
Asher B'ya no Nefesh Kol Khai, v-Ruakh Kol B'sar Ish
(Holy One of Blessing, in Your Hands are all souls and the spirits of all flesh.)
AMEN. (Shiva Prayer by Rabbi Arnold Stieble)

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