A word of encouragement and awakening was published in the 'Sheach Yitzhak' line from the immigrant Zilberstein, where it was stated that on Thursday afternoon, when the alarm went off following the Hamas launches, he was at the 'Beit David' kollel in Holon, which he heads.
As soon as he heard the alarm, the rabbi went out into a protected area, while telling those around him: "I wondered why the alarms had come back, after all, even if there was no damage or casualties, it is something that brings fear to many people, waking up in the middle of the night, the children are frightened, and there is sadness for the entire public, of course it is torment for the entire public, and I thought why it came back, after all we had a long period of silence, and what happened now?".
Rabbi Zilberstein explained: "I thought about two points. First point: Now is the end of a winter time in the world of Torah, and to our great regret there is a somewhat relaxed atmosphere, which can be relaxed and reduced, and God, blessed be He, is awakening us to the need to strengthen ourselves, and for this time we can recommend the words of the Yerushalmi (Berachot Chapter 9): 'If you see people who have despaired of the Torah, stand and hold fast to it, and you will receive the reward of all.' Thus, at this time, whoever strengthens himself in studying Torah will receive a reward equal to all, and if we strengthen ourselves in studying Torah, with the aspiration to learn as at the beginning of time, then 'Torah protects and protects,' and we will not even have this fear of alarms.".
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Rabbi Silberstein added another point: "Recently, there has been constant talk about the new US President Trump, who loves the Jews so much, and protects the Jews so much, and he makes promises that he will kill and destroy and open the gates of hell... and we need to strengthen ourselves and know that 'the hearts of kings and princes are in the hand of God,' and God wants to show us that if we do not strengthen ourselves and do not trust God, then the frightening alarms come back to us, and we have no one to lean on but our Father in heaven, so there are alarms and getting up in the middle of the night, and that is not the most pleasant and the nicest thing.".
And if we strengthen ourselves in these two things, both in the Torah, which protects and protects, and also in faith and trust in our Father in heaven, we will merit every good thing.".
