We Need More Emuna - The Sequel

Imagine. Imagine a Jewish University ["JU"] would host a speaker whose topic is "The Holocaust - The Greatest Hoax In World History" we would be [hopefully] infuriated. What falsehood, what an INSULT to the memory of the six million!

Sweetest friends - We should be MORE sure that G-d exists than we are that the holocaust happened. That is the FIRST step in emunah. You are not there yet? Most people aren't either but that is what we are striving for. Somebody who publicly denies G-d or the veracity of Torah is not only distorting the truth but is INSULTING. We have died for the Torah and this person is saying that it is all for naught. If the Torah isn't from Hashem then the whole religion is silly and countless millions of Jews have suffered over the generations for a hoax. That hurts and there is therefore no place for the espousal of such views in a setting of traditional Jews.

My great-grandparents were killed by the Nazis. If the G-d of Israel is true then there is great meaning in their death and they are heroes. If not - too bad, they should have converted to "Gentilism" many generations before and saved their lives. We believe our belief system is a matter of life and death and see no value in placing G-d in the role of defendant and acting as judge and deciding if He is or He [chas v'shalom] isn't.

The traditional Jewish way is to STUDY. Tanach, Gemara, Medrash, Moreh Nevuchim, Sefer Ha'ikkrim, Kuzari, Maharal, Ramchal, Rav Kook, Chazon Ish, Sfas Emes, Rav Dessler etc. etc. That is how we build faith.

Get off Facebook, put away the blackberry, burn the TV and DVd's [you may cook dinner by the heat of the fire and there is no prohibition against benefitting from Avoda Zara], cancel the subscription to Sports Illustrated - and learn.

LEARN SWEETEST FRIENDS AND YOU WILL SEE THE ETERNAL TRUTH OF THE PASUK WE SAY AT THE BEGINNING OF PSUKEI D'ZIMRA DAILY - "YISMACH LEV MIVAKSHEI HASHEM" Those who seek G-d experience joy.

LOVE AND BLESSINGS!!!:)