A very interesting Medrash recalls a conversation between Hashem and the Malachim; "Should
G-D create man or not?"
It seems that there were those who said, "אל יברא, do not create man." Each one explained their respective reasons for telling Hashem whether to create the human being or not.
Love said ' Let him be created, because he will dispense acts of love'.
Truth said 'Let him not be created, because he is compounded of falsehood '.
Righteousness said 'Let him be created , because he will perform righteous deeds'.
Peace said 'Let him not be created because he is full of strife'.
The Medrash goes on to say that after hearing all the different opinions, Hashem took truth and cast him to the ground, and went on to create the human race.
My understanding of this Medrash is quite simple but yet very insightful. Hashem created man to emulate his ways , to live בצלם אלוקים, and one of the most important aspects of living in the Image of G-D is to be creative and any intrusion which disrupts that creative ability must be cast to the ground and not to be entertained in our way of life.
In this sense we must begin to realize that when that creative ability is denied by violence, murder and terrorism,destroying the Image of G-D , then the אל יברא , must come into force and such an action must be uprooted and removed from our society and especially from our Jewish State. Such hatred and wanton destruction cannot and must not be tolerated in a Democratic country. The lives of Jews are not cheap, as many have thought in the past and ,sorrowfully, many are of the opinion even today.
As we read the Parsha of Noach this Shabbat there are diverse opinions if he was really righteous or not. That is up for discussion, but truth be told, it was Hashems' decision, in the time of Noach, to destroy the world after seeing the total disintegration of mankind and how they were destroying a beautiful world that Hashem had created. This act, ultimately, proved that the Angels that said, אל יברא were seemingly correct.
To our dismay, we are seeing once again that self same, 'Chamas', rise up again in our Jewish State with the blatant and heinous acts against innocent men, women and children. This cannot be tolerated and we must refuse to go into the ark of indifference and believe that all is well and that hatred will dissipate. When leaders of Palestine encourage their youth to act with murder In their hearts and in their hands then peace will not reign in Israel.
We will only see a semblance of peace , when the Palestinian leadership will step forward and condemn the terror and stop preaching from their mosques 'kill the Jews'. Then and only then will the Ark of Peace be realized.
Know well my friends, Hashem is waiting for our response before He acts to correct this abominable situation.
These are times when we must side with the Angel and say yes to Hashem יברא , continue to be there for us and eventually, You will be proud of the fact that You have created Mankind in Your Image.
הי יברך את עמו בשלום.
שבת שלום
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