Operation Swords of Iron: How to Cope? Rabbi Zamir Cohen in English (AI)

these days when the entire Jewish people are still burdened with pain and mourning over the great tragedy and naturally there is worry about future events and a person may feel in his heart pressure tension and anxiety the question is how do we cope in such circumstances when Israel is in such a state of distress so that despite everything we do not sink into sadness depression and anxiety it says it is a time of distress for Yakov through which he shall be saved meaning we have been promised we'll be saved there's no chance of the Jews being destroyed Hashem promises us that even in troubled times salvation will come but these words um have two meanings one meaning is that the Jewish people will come out of This calamity and they will be saved this is the simple meaning however there is a deeper meaning that the salvation will come from the Calamity itselfa it will be the cause of Israel's salvation Hashem does not bring trials and tribulations for no reason a loving father doesn't want his child to suffer even if you say it's for the purpose of receiving goodness in the world to come but a father who loves his child wants him to prosper in both worlds even when he gave us mitzvot its purpose is not to suffer here and enjoy the world to come rather the mitzvot were designed with a unique mechanism the temptation of the material world draws us to immerse ourselves in materialism desires and Cravings to do as we please though essentially a person driven by desires and instincts sinks into materialism and disregards the instructions of Hashem initially he may feel a sense of enjoyment but eventually he will realize that it's just the opposite in areas he wanted to enjoy himself he actually suffers more for temporary pleasure he suffers lifelong consequences even in this world this means the pleasures of this world have a mechanism that every time a person utilizes them as instruct he enjoys this world in a balanced way as needed for the body and soul and also in the world to come he will receive reward for obeying the will of God if he misuses the pleasures of this world then this mechanism suddenly turns against him and he loses both this world and the world to come when at first he thought he was only losing the world to come though no father who loves his kids wants them to suffer Hashem wants us to be happy and enjoy this world and the world to come so he gave us instructions even when there is suffering in the world it doesn't come because Hashem wants us to suffer God forbid rather as it states clearly in the Torah that the trials and tribulations are a result of our actions the Jewish people have mutual responsibility all of the Jews are guarantors for one another meaning spiritually they are like one body a person doesn't live for himself rather like one body when an individual receives a blow on the hand the mouth screams as the mouth why you screaming no one did anything to you it's because it's part of one body the brain feels the pain and the mouth screams so too the Jews spiritually are like a network where everyone is connected combined and linked to each other when a Jew does the mitzvot studies Torah does kindness and works on his character traits it influences all the Jews as well as himself when an individual commits a transgression it impacts himself and all of the Jewish people in some cases the transgressions pile up and Hashem Waits with Mercy hoping for correction change and repentance when he sees there's no result God forbid he brings disasters in order to awaken the hearts of the Jews or when there is division amongst the Jews like everything else it works from a physical and spiritual perspective from a physical perspective the Nations see the division and they perceive weakness and seize the opportunity to defeat us the terrorists that were caught said clearly that their motivation came from what they observed the protests divisions and arguments showed a sign of weakness amongst the Jews that's from a physical perspective but every everything physical has a spiritual roote spiritually when the Jewish people are united in their hearts it creates a defense mechanism even if they're not perfect with mitzvot still there's a defense system as it says Ephraim is joined to Idols let him alone if the Jews are united even if they serve Idols like in the generation of aav Hashem says leave them alone don't punish them why because they are undivided that brings upon them Mercy though when there's separation trouble begins so even when we see suffering in this world we need to examine ourselves and understand the cause therefore it says it is a time of distress for Yakov through which he shall be saved the hardship causes us to change it's like a fitness device people pay for a device that tires their muscles and weakens them why are they using this device indeed it's difficult it's tiring it's exhausting but it builds the person it strengthens him so even when there's hardships for the Jews this is what awakens the Jewish people to come together in unity