Nation of Believers

We the Jews are not people who glorify war and destruction. In our national celebration of Exodus from Egypt in Passover, we even acknowledge the fallen Pharoh and his army, and do not rejoice over his demise. We celebrate our freedom not with military parades, but with throwing vegetables at each other! Even in our daily Amidah Prayer, we pray only for evil itself to be eradicated, and the evil-doers to be rehabilitated and not destroyed.

On the other hand, we are not a pacifist nation either. We recognize that what comes our way is directly from Our Father in Heaven, for good or for the seemingly bad, but it is ultimately all for good. We will have to put forward our best effort (Hishtadlut) in all our activities; family, work, parenting and even war, and only He will grant success.

For some uplifting images of the Nation of Believers, click here.