GREAT READS → AT THE CORE Issue 784 · November 6, 2019

Emunah in the 21st Century

The barriers protecting us are gone; it’s up to us to build them

Emunah in the 21st Century

The barriers protecting us are gone; it’s up to us to build them

 

With Rav Moshe Wolfson, written by Baila Vorhand

“To, my nation, into your rooms, lock the doors behind you, wait for but a moment until the wrath passes” (Yeshayahu 26:20).

For us impatient beings with lifespans of decades, 2,000 years of galus seems like eternity, but Yeshayahu Hanavi considers it a moment in the context of the eternal reward that awaits us.

How do we survive as Torah Jews during this tumultuous moment? “Go into a room and lock the door.” Create fortresses of holiness: build shuls, insulate your homes, create environments where it’s safe and normal to be fully Jewish.

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