Sunday, June 23, 2013

Masada

Yesterday, on Shabbat, I read a book about the Chabad Chasisidim in Russia under Soviet rule. Stories about great men and woman who were exiled or killed in waves of persecution in the late twenties late thirties and again in the late forties. I personally know many of their children, grandchildren and relatives. 

This morning my friend sent me an email about his thoughts on visiting Masada. I replied: 

"When I read your email this morning I thought to myself that Soviet Russia was the Chabad Masada. And, like the original Masada, it forces me to ask myself what would I risk my like for?" 

2 comments:

Simons Kingston said...

Extraordinary times and situations bring extraordinary behaviours forth.
We would all past the test.

Menachem said...

I hope you are right. This, of course, is a distraction form the main point (as the Rebbe asked): why should the passion for Judaism evaporate just because we live in a free country?