Handwriting on the wall
Kudos to Herb Keinon for another insightful article, “Statistics show a people’s transformation” (April 27). In it, he correctly (numbers don’t lie) states that we Jews are still suffering from the Holocaust 80 years ago in that our numbers have yet to reach the population figures of Jews worldwide prior to the Holocaust.
On the other hand, Mr. Keinon relates about the truly miraculous growth in population and influence on the world that the State of Israel has achieved in its 74-year history. All of this is very true.
We Jews have just finished celebrating the holiday of Passover, where we try to relive the pivotal event in our long history as a nation, the Exodus from Egypt. In doing so, we recount the many miracles that God did for us in getting us out of bondage in Egypt.
Miracles? Those only happened in biblical times, not today. Right? No!
The State of Israel that we all live in is a modern day miracle. The many achievements of our Start-Up Nation is nothing short of miraculous. Many years ago in Los Angeles, I heard a speaker from Israel say that there should be a Miracles Today segment in the daily news broadcasts in Israel.
God performs these daily miracles for us without telling us what He’s doing, (with the exception of the Exodus from Egypt narrative of course).
As I look back toward my previous home in Los Angeles, California, from my vantage point here in Ma’aleh Adumim, I see the absolute decay of society in the US and the decline and crumbling of what was once a great place to live as a Jew and raise a family. On the other hand, most real estate prices in big cities across America are still (miraculously) sky high.
As a former vice president-financial adviser at Morgan Stanley in Los Angeles, I would advise my Jewish friends to sell into this real estate market before the bubble bursts and relocate to Israel. Come and “get a front row seat to history,” as my dear wife said many years ago.
It’s time for the Jews of the world to see the handwriting on the wall that is right in front of their eyes and come home to Israel on their own terms.
Ma’aleh Adumim