A Meeting of Hearts

Today, President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold their first meeting since taking power. Behind closed doors, the two men will be discussing sensitive issues, including some on which the United States and Israel disagree.

The 2000 year old exile of Rome is no more evident than in Israel where Roman statehood has taken hold. Since World War One a 100 years ago the Roman way of life has been forced upon the Middle East without regard of culture or faith. The result of this western invasion has been to make animosity between brothers–Jewish and Arab and then to cloak the problem with a thick veneer of politics.

The first king of Israel Shual back 3500 years ago was a politician and because of that his kingship did not remain; after him came Dovid whose line will last until Moshiach. Dovid was the Poet-King; he loved God and the people–only through love will peace come to the Middle East.

If God will bless these two leaders with compassion and wisdom then peace has a chance.

Torah Central

From the time the Torah was received by Moshe on the mountain named Sinai/Hatred it was divided into weekly sections finishing the Torah each year—that practice continues until today. Today’s portion in the Torah, which is also the first day of Passover, begins with Drash-Drash two words denoting inquiry. Between these two words is the center of the words in the Torah; tomorrow the center of the Torah letters is denoted by a large letter Nun/50 in the world Nachus/Serpent. Two thousand years later the people who composed the Talmud known as Divri Sofrim/Word Counters eventually, after millennium of exile developed the language of the Cabala.

It is on this day also that the announcement of Tal/Dew was made throughout the Jewish world. Though the seasons are divided into four, there is yet another division between rain and dew. The beginning of spring, on the first day of the seven day holiday Passover announces dew; six months later at the end of the other seven day holiday Suchot is announced rain.

During Passover you can eat anywhere, but no leaven; during Suchot you can eat what you wish, but only in the Sucha—a small temporary dwelling erected for this seven day period.