Rav-Elations!: What Can We Do?

By RABBI DAVID GERBER

While Israel is under attack, I find it hard to write about anything other than our beloved state. It’s hard to talk about the Torah portion or the calendar. It’s natural to feel guilty about doing anything that distracts from our focus from the East.

But to fully support Israel and everything our brothers and sisters are fighting for, we must continue to be as Jewish as we can be. This means welcoming the Sabbath Bride with love and joy. It means going to Torah study and learning about the miracle of creation. It means dancing the hora at a bar mitzvah or wedding. 

Few of us can take up arms and fight with the IDF against the evil of Hamas, but we can all show our support by engaging in what the enemy is trying to crush: the Jewish spirit. 

Am Yisrael Chai!

Rabbi David Gerber is the senior rabbi of the URJ’s Congregation Gates of Prayer (Sha’arai Tefillah) in Metairie.