12 Marcheshvan 5774
I've been hearing this sound overhead non-stop for the past hour. Night before last, it was this sound and not a light could be seen anywhere.
Given that the US debt crisis is looming larger than ever this day before a possible default AND that talks in Geneva went about as expected AND that the Prime Minister is hinting at Israeli military action to come, it makes me think that these sounds have some greater significance.
Monday, October 21st will be 17 Cheshvan - the anniversary of the Great Flood. Will a global economic tsunami wash over the world in the days to come? If the Great Powers are paralyzed by it, will the Arabs see it as an opportunity to eliminate Israel once and for all? Will the Israeli government strike before they do?
These are the kinds of questions running through my mind as I listen to yet another military jet zoom over my head on this sunny fall morning just outside Jerusalem.
Why do we preface Cheshvan as Mar-cheshvan? Mar - bitter. Because it is the only month without a holiday. However, it is destined to have a holiday in the future.
Hmm,... But why in your area? Odd.
ReplyDeleteI've heard some IAF activity recently, too.
Interestingly enough, we have interesting Yartzeits in Marheshvan.
As you pointed out already, Rachel Imeinu, plus R' Shlomo Carlebach on the 16th or 17th, Rabbi Meir Kahane hy"d on the 18th, and of course another one, I won't mention.
Perhaps Rachel's children will come back (HaZa"L has different scenarios), and the above mentioned rabbis were both responsible for bringing back many of Ya'aqov's children. :-)
The other one,...well,...he seemed to be doing the opposite.