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Last night while I was looking through Facebook post I thought I saw a post on rebuilding the Holy Temple but when I looked later I couldn’t find it. There are four explanation that I could think of; first it was deleted, second I’m seeing things (pink elephants etc), third I’m too lazy to look further or fourth it was a sign. I’m going with the fourth for this blog.

The Holy Temple in Jerusalem was a place put together with donations from many nations and where the world came together to pray to G-D.  This Temple permitted many to bring sacrifices for forgiveness or offer sacrifices to  thank G-D for all the bounty that they have received.  In today’s world where we see such division would the building of such a temple unite us or would jealousy of who controls it destroy it before it was even built? Would walls of separation come down between people’s or would new walls come up? Maybe it’s worth considering taking those first baby steps and see where it leads us to. If G-D wants it soon his helping hand will see that it is built if not then G-D will know at least we tried. What do you believe and why?

In the Torah/Bible it talks about annihilating the enemy but the enemy can be found not only around us but within us.  Today those enemies around us are those only bent on the destruction of the innocent to get what they want. Groups like “Hamas” and “Al Quaida” which use their own population as human shields and target the innocent are such  organizations and like the Nazi’s must be completely wiped off the map  for us to have peace around us.

Yet if we want true peace we must annihilate the enemy within and this is much more difficult. It is a battle that for most goes on for a lifetime. Evil impulses push us to hurt loved ones and strangers when we should be showing compassion and love. Those impulses can also cause us unnecessary pain in our life as we go down a path of doubt, jealousy, and perversion.  Our challenge is to take those evil impulses and some how turn them to good instead of evil.  We can either start a fire to burn down a house or create light and heat for our family. G-D gives us these impulses and power but he also gives us the directions where to go with them if only we truly listen. It’s up to us to annihilate the enemy within so we can truly have peace with ourselves and G-D.