Silence is Not an Option!
Posted 3/7/2025
As we celebrate the coming miraculous holiday of Purim, it is ironic that the Hamen of 2,400 years ago in Persia, is the reincarnation of the Homeni today in Iran.
There are three human monsters who have inflicted an unending barrage of hatred, despicable, and inhumane atrocities again the Jewish people.
The Jewish people have been, and are responsible for the most contributions to humanity’s well being.
All these perpetrators begin with the letter “H.”
The first opportunity to destroy the Jewish people, who unfortunately lost their independence, was the evil advisor, Haman,, to the evil king of Persia (Iran), Achashverosh.
Miraculously, his Jewish wife, Esther, with her uncle Mordecai, had the courage to speak out against the evil designs of Haman. The result was that Haman and his henchmen were killed instead of the Jews.
To commemorate that event, we celebrate Purim.
Almost 85 years ago, Hitler and his many supporters throughout Europe and elsewhere, murdered over 6 million Jewish men, women, and children, just because they were Jews . Yet the world was silent.
Since 1947, the United Nations partitioned Israel into 2 nations, in order to accommodate and appease the Arab world. Israel accepted!
However, ever since, the Arab and their blood thirsty supporters have made continuous efforts to wipe Israel and the Jews, while the United Nations ignored these terrorist attacks. Thank G-d, with much sacrifice, Israel is a thriving and successful beacon of light to humanity, no thanks to the United Nations.
A horrific wake up call took place in 1979, with the Islamic Revolution in Iran, when the regime called for the destruction of Israel under Homeni and their enablers Hamas and. Hizbollah. The UNITED NATIONS remained silent.
The tragedy that Western civilization did not learn from the appeasement of British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain with Hitler in 1939, was forgotten, or could not care less about the flood of terrorism inflicted upon society.
Today, and especially since October 7th, 2023, despite the massacre of Jews, and hostages, the silence of support for Israel is deafening.
The most tragic reality is that we have representatives in the halls of the Congress of the United States, WHO ARE JEWISH, very influential, BUT WHO ARE SILENT!
“קוֹל דְּמֵי אָחִיךָ צֹעֲקִים אֵלַי מִן הָאֲדָמָה”. (בראשית, ד, י)
“The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground” (Genesis 4, 10).
Fortunately, with G-d ‘s help, and determination of the Jews in Israel, our help will come from our resolve and belief in the spirit of Purim.
“כִּי אִם הַחֲרֵשׁ תַּחֲרִישִׁי בָּעֵת הַזֹּאת רֶוַח וְהַצָּלָה יַעֲמוֹד לַיְּהוּדִים מִמָּקוֹם אַחֵר ” (אסתר ד, יד) “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place,”
Scroll of Esther 4, 14:
Let us hope that the days of evil will come to end , as we pray that the miracle of Purim will return to us speedily in our time.
“עוד לא אבדה תקוותנו.”
We have not lost hope.
Happy Purim.
Rabbi Tzvi Berkowitz