On harvesting success

Jewish World Review ^ | 9/19/'08 | Rabbi Berel Wein

[Zionist Conspirator]

The disregard of the past is a common illness in Twentieth Century life. Much of secular society, and secular Jewry, blithely ignore the lessons of our past and of general history at large. Same-sex marriages, blind pagan worship of environment and nature, widespread use of addictive drugs, a disproportionate emphasis in life on sports and unwarranted adulation of athletes and the strong, feel-good and undemanding moral standards, all were staple components of the downfall of society in the Classical Era of Greece and Rome. But our world blithely ignores all of the lessons of the past. We see our society as being new and progressive, existing in a vacuum, cleverer by far than all generations that preceded us.

[Zionist Conspirator]

A commentary on this week's parashah, very apropos to the times we live in.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Ping.

[geologist]

Over and over again, man, Israel, believers in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, make the same mistakes. We say we will follow God's commandments and then bit by bit man does the opposite.

We need a miracle from God.

Is it possible for man to bring our circumstances back into line with God's word?

Arrogance, selfishness, being self centered, and man continuing to exercise self will rather than God's will is doomed. We never seem to learn.

Even now ... are we turning to God for the answers?
When America was founded on the principles of God and our values were in line with the Bible ...

‘we were a shining city on a hill’ and we were blessed as a nation. Who changed? Not God.

LORD, have mercy on America.