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The elimination of Hassan Nasrallah is indeed a great and positive feat that we need to be happy and grateful for. A lot of harm came to the world and to the people of Israel through this leader, and much will change in the world for the better as a result of his eradication.
He consistently put himself across as a fearless leader, a loyal enemy of Israel, and was a major obstacle on the path to a better world. His demise thus significantly impacts the world, much more even than what we can presently piece together.
It is written in the Talmud that “I [referring to the Creator, the upper force of love and bestowal] will place upon you [the Jewish people] a king such as Haman, and he will force you to reform” (Sanhedrin 97b:14). Thus, while we can expect a new leader to appear in Nasrallah’s place—one who might even be harsher than his predecessor—in the meantime, Israel successfully dealt with the situation at hand out of a necessity to do so. About this need for Nasrallah’s elimination, it is also written in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 72a), “If someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first.”
Usually, the people of Israel are on the receiving end of blows coming at them from several directions, and we are not used to such successes. Moreover, I do not see much of a change in the attitude toward the people of Israel following Nasrallah’s death: there will continue to be supporters and opposers as before. We thus cannot expect the people of Israel to continue existing without enemies, and we should not look for a place where we have no enemies.
Instead, while we persevere with protecting our survival right, we should also seek how to turn any hatred that dwells in our own connections into unification and love. That is the sole way we can fully extinguish the hatred and rejection we receive from the nations of the world. As it is written in the book Maor VaShemesh,
“The primary defense against calamity is love and unity. When there are love, unity, and friendship between one another in Israel, no calamity can befall them and by that, all the curses and suffering are banished.” – Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Halevi Epstein, Maor VaShemesh [Light and Sun], “Nitzavim” [Standing].
Therefore, while being happy and grateful for the elimination of a major terror leader, we should not lose sight of our need to continually strengthen our love, unity, and friendship, as that is where our ultimate success lies.
Based on a talk with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman on Sunday, September 29, 2024. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman.
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