We see our struggles; He sees our potential
As I write from my Har Nof “bunker,” the world as we knew it has come to a grinding halt. The coronavirus statistics are daunting. Over 80% of the global work force of 3.3 billion people have had their workplace fully or partly closed. And 90% of the world’s students are out of class.
The Talmud Yerushalmi (Shabbos 6:9) teaches us that when Hashem talks to us through events of nature, it’s called a bas kol. One needs the lenses of daas Torah to ensure that the interpretation of the bas kol is healthy and grounded. But it’s often a wakeup call urging us to focus on something that deep down we knew we should be working on.
Our gedolim and mechanchim are guiding us with vital suggestions for self-improvement based on observing Hashem’s New World.
Can I humbly take note of a shocking statistic and suggest one more?
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