stoned during hitbodedut in jerusalem Your story immediately revived for me the experience of being stoned by arabs in jerusalem during hitbodedut. I was walking and talking in Jerusalem near Har haTzophim when a group of arabs started throwing stones at me. All of a sudden I felt powerfully filled with emunah. I turned to Hashem and said: their stones cannot harm me if you don't want them to. I will not run. and I will not turn my face to them. I will continue walking and fear no harm because you are with me. I walked on saying over and over "the rocks cannot hurt me unless you want them to". To enhance my gratitude, Hashem let one of the rocks hit me. The rock, which was about the size of an orange, bounced off the strap of my backpack. I barely felt it. Thank you for reminding me about this miracle. The greatest miracle of all was that hashem gave me the emunah to walk through the valley of death without fear. Thank you Hashem for your loving kindness and your endless compassion.
2. Yacov Brody
10/22/2012
Your story immediately revived for me the experience of being stoned by arabs in jerusalem during hitbodedut. I was walking and talking in Jerusalem near Har haTzophim when a group of arabs started throwing stones at me. All of a sudden I felt powerfully filled with emunah. I turned to Hashem and said: their stones cannot harm me if you don't want them to. I will not run. and I will not turn my face to them. I will continue walking and fear no harm because you are with me. I walked on saying over and over "the rocks cannot hurt me unless you want them to". To enhance my gratitude, Hashem let one of the rocks hit me. The rock, which was about the size of an orange, bounced off the strap of my backpack. I barely felt it. Thank you for reminding me about this miracle. The greatest miracle of all was that hashem gave me the emunah to walk through the valley of death without fear. Thank you Hashem for your loving kindness and your endless compassion.
3. y
10/21/2012
not sure about this although your piece is well intended, i think it is over the top to connect hitler youth with jews making teshuvah. yes, the connection is understood: Hashem controls everything and when the jewish people are not doing proper teshuvah He sends enemies to "motivate" us. okay…. but the direct connection seems a bit stark and maybe insensitive to those who suffered. who are we to judge?! each person has their own personal tikkun from Hashem. it may not be so simple as teshuvah..for each case..do we really know? do you? so while seeing enemies as a motivator for teshuvah, a constructive idea for sure..i think we have to be careful when we make such stark comparisons.
4. y
10/21/2012
although your piece is well intended, i think it is over the top to connect hitler youth with jews making teshuvah. yes, the connection is understood: Hashem controls everything and when the jewish people are not doing proper teshuvah He sends enemies to "motivate" us. okay…. but the direct connection seems a bit stark and maybe insensitive to those who suffered. who are we to judge?! each person has their own personal tikkun from Hashem. it may not be so simple as teshuvah..for each case..do we really know? do you? so while seeing enemies as a motivator for teshuvah, a constructive idea for sure..i think we have to be careful when we make such stark comparisons.
10/22/2012
stoned during hitbodedut in jerusalem Your story immediately revived for me the experience of being stoned by arabs in jerusalem during hitbodedut. I was walking and talking in Jerusalem near Har haTzophim when a group of arabs started throwing stones at me. All of a sudden I felt powerfully filled with emunah. I turned to Hashem and said: their stones cannot harm me if you don't want them to. I will not run. and I will not turn my face to them. I will continue walking and fear no harm because you are with me. I walked on saying over and over "the rocks cannot hurt me unless you want them to". To enhance my gratitude, Hashem let one of the rocks hit me. The rock, which was about the size of an orange, bounced off the strap of my backpack. I barely felt it. Thank you for reminding me about this miracle. The greatest miracle of all was that hashem gave me the emunah to walk through the valley of death without fear. Thank you Hashem for your loving kindness and your endless compassion.
10/22/2012
Your story immediately revived for me the experience of being stoned by arabs in jerusalem during hitbodedut. I was walking and talking in Jerusalem near Har haTzophim when a group of arabs started throwing stones at me. All of a sudden I felt powerfully filled with emunah. I turned to Hashem and said: their stones cannot harm me if you don't want them to. I will not run. and I will not turn my face to them. I will continue walking and fear no harm because you are with me. I walked on saying over and over "the rocks cannot hurt me unless you want them to". To enhance my gratitude, Hashem let one of the rocks hit me. The rock, which was about the size of an orange, bounced off the strap of my backpack. I barely felt it. Thank you for reminding me about this miracle. The greatest miracle of all was that hashem gave me the emunah to walk through the valley of death without fear. Thank you Hashem for your loving kindness and your endless compassion.
10/21/2012
not sure about this although your piece is well intended, i think it is over the top to connect hitler youth with jews making teshuvah. yes, the connection is understood: Hashem controls everything and when the jewish people are not doing proper teshuvah He sends enemies to "motivate" us. okay…. but the direct connection seems a bit stark and maybe insensitive to those who suffered. who are we to judge?! each person has their own personal tikkun from Hashem. it may not be so simple as teshuvah..for each case..do we really know? do you? so while seeing enemies as a motivator for teshuvah, a constructive idea for sure..i think we have to be careful when we make such stark comparisons.
10/21/2012
although your piece is well intended, i think it is over the top to connect hitler youth with jews making teshuvah. yes, the connection is understood: Hashem controls everything and when the jewish people are not doing proper teshuvah He sends enemies to "motivate" us. okay…. but the direct connection seems a bit stark and maybe insensitive to those who suffered. who are we to judge?! each person has their own personal tikkun from Hashem. it may not be so simple as teshuvah..for each case..do we really know? do you? so while seeing enemies as a motivator for teshuvah, a constructive idea for sure..i think we have to be careful when we make such stark comparisons.