War Looms in the Headlines: Parshas Ki-Setzei

War    Looms    in    the    Headlines:    Parshas    Ki-Setzei
 you go out to war against your enemies …” (Devarim 21:10)

Some explains this as referring to the war against the evil inclination[FP1] . 

Attack! War!

These words are enough to make anyone jump in panic. Whether you live in Eretz Yisrael and have experienced rockets falling in your neighborhood or you live in chutz l’Aretz and fear terrorist attacks and mad shootings.

War is petrifying. Terrifying. And paralyzing. How do you protect yourself? Where can you hide?

The most formidable treacherous enemy that man faces is his evil inclination. He’s constantly engaged in battle with him. (Chofetz Chaim)

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