Time is Running Out

In less than two weeks the month of Elul begins. Every morning, at the end of our prayers, we sound the Shofar to remind ourselves that the Day of Judgment is nearly upon us. It is time for introspection in order to prepare ourselves for the Days of Awe that are coming very soon.

It would seem that the times in which we are living require that we redouble our efforts to please our Creator. Our world has never been in greater peril than it is today. Our leaders here in Israel are turning loose murderers by the hundreds and we are no closer to seeing Gilad Shalit released. Shimon Peres has no trouble pardoning Arab murderers, yet he refuses to pardon Jewish prisoners who had the audacity to shoot back when attacked by Arab terrorists. Prime Minister Olmert has a new Friday afternoon tradition of being questioned by the police, even as he is busily making plans to give away more of the Jewish homeland to terrorists.

Even if we get new elections, there is no one to vote for. All the candidates are cut from the same cloth. Not one recognizes the sanctity of the state. It is from such leaders that terror is born.And while Jews in the United States may smugly point to the above facts, among many others, as good reason not to leave America and come home to Israel, in a very short time they will realize the mistake they are making. I am convinced that after the upcoming elections in the USA, that country will become an Obamanation. I do not believe in American democracy. I believe that Obama has been chosen already, in spite of the alleged elections. His handlers have already formulated a plan to change the USA to meet their needs. As has always been the case in the past, it will be the Jew who is first to be sacrificed. All the ills of the world will be blamed upon us and the day will come when Jews living in the USA will be lucky if they can leave alive, never mind with their possessions.

As we listen to the warning cries of the Shofar during the month of Elul, let us understand that, just as Abraham could not understand why G-d required him to sacrifice his only son, we too cannot understand why He would command us to leave the good life in the USA to live in an Israel with self-destructive leaders. It is not for us to understand why. It is just for us to know that this is His Will for His People.

Stop reading the newspapers and go back to the Bible. The entire world is depending upon us to simply be good Jews and come home.