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Rosch Chodesch Nisan:
J'akow trifft seinen Bruder Esav
AUCH OBERRABBINER RIEFEN ZUM TAG DES GEBETS AUF
Wie die JERUSALEM POST berichtet, haben die beiden Oberrabbiner
Israels, Israel Lau und Eliahu Bakshi Doron, den heutigen Mittwoch zu
einem besonderen Gebets- und Fasttag erklärt. Hintergrund sind das
anhaltende Blutvergiessen und die sich verschlimmernde Sicherheitslage.
Um 16:15 Uhr wird an der Klagemauer zusammen mit den Oberrabbinern ein
Gebet abgehalten. Außerdem wird eine Sonderlesung aus der Torah
vorgenommen und das Shofarhorn geblasen werden. Bei dem Gottesdienst
wird auch ein Gebet für den Frieden in der Welt von Rabbiner Lau
vorgetragen werden, das zur Beendigung des Hasses aufruft, der die ganze
Welt und seine Bewohner bedroht.
Die Obberrabbiner und der oberste rabbinische Rat riefen auch die Juden in
der ganzen Welt dazu auf, diesen Tag mit besonderen Gebeten sowie
Bussgebeten und Psalmlesungen zu begehen.
This
Wednesday, March 13th, Erev Rosh Chodesh, has been proclaimed as a day
of prayer and fasting for Jews throughout the world from daybreak to
nightfall.
The situation
in Israel is drastic and many religious leaders have called on all Jews
to do what they can to help. Fasting and prayers have always been an
essential Jewish response to such dreadful circumstances.
This is a way
to do something. Whatever your political views, such acts reflect our
deepest commitments and our faith. In our hunger we are constantly
reminded of the difficulties we are facing. In our prayers we ask God
for help in the way only God knows.
The classic
precedent for this action is the night before Ya'akov was to meet his
brother again after twenty years apart. War was a realistic
possibility. He took three steps which the Sages saw as the model for a
Jewish response to potential tragedy:
1. Ya'akov
sent gifts to appease his brother - i.e. he made an attempt to avert
the crises by offering a hand of friendship and peace.
2. Ya'akov divided his camp to ensure survival - i.e. he took the
necessary steps to defend his family and people.
3. Ya'akov prayed to God - i.e. he turned to the Creator to help
and guide him.
Israel
continues to try to negotiate some kind of peace. Israel continues to
defend its people. Now we must also pray for help - for our country, for
our people and for ourselves.
If you do not
fast well for a whole day, do what you can. Say the tefillot that mean
most to you. Communal services are also taking place at many shuls and
other venues.
Please, if you can, pass this adress / email on.
The URL is:
http://www.nahost-politik.de/friedensverhandlungen/fasten.htm
BeShalom
uw'Esrath haShem!
haGalil onLine 12-03-2002 |
