What Never Forget really means! My Rebbe echo this sentiment when discussing the Torahs command to erradicate the Amalikites. He explains that the mitzva is not to destroy a people (if we did it , there would only be 612 commandments left). Rather, explains my Rebbe , we are commanded to remember the self esteem stolen from us during that brazen attack and return to holding our heads high as we follow and observe the relationship with H-shem we are meant to have. The hebrew word for Jew is Yehudi ..from the root of Hoda-a...to admit. To be able to firmly cry out out Never Again, we must admit loudly and clearly our allegience to the One who runs the world. Kudos to my dear friend, R Jonathan Gewirtz for this timely reminder of what Never Forget really means.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 11:32:41 +0000