Guno צְבִי
We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
Like Jews around the world, I have spent the last days glued to my news sources, refreshing my screen every few minutes to find out if, as had been rumored for some time, there is a plan for the Israeli hostages to be released. I know I will continue to keep my eyes peeled as we wait for the moment that the hostages go free.
As one who is keen on using brachot, Jewish blessings, to infuse special moments with kedusha, or holiness, I am very much prepared to make two brachot when that moment finally arrives: Shehechiyanu and Dayan Emet.
With Shehechiyanu we say thanks for the privilege of experiencing an extraordinary joyful moment.
With Dayan Emet we subserviently accept the evil that has befallen us.
Those two blessings do not necessarily seem like they would belong in the same moment. But Judaism recognizes that there are moments in life when we experience competing emotions simultaneously, sad and joyous at the very same time. During such rare moments, halacha, or Jewish law, advises a person to say these two contradictory brachot.
The point being: One can hold two competing emotions at once.
https://www.jta.org/2023/11/22/idea...ssings-ill-say-when-the-hostages-are-released
As one who is keen on using brachot, Jewish blessings, to infuse special moments with kedusha, or holiness, I am very much prepared to make two brachot when that moment finally arrives: Shehechiyanu and Dayan Emet.
With Shehechiyanu we say thanks for the privilege of experiencing an extraordinary joyful moment.
With Dayan Emet we subserviently accept the evil that has befallen us.
Those two blessings do not necessarily seem like they would belong in the same moment. But Judaism recognizes that there are moments in life when we experience competing emotions simultaneously, sad and joyous at the very same time. During such rare moments, halacha, or Jewish law, advises a person to say these two contradictory brachot.
The point being: One can hold two competing emotions at once.
https://www.jta.org/2023/11/22/idea...ssings-ill-say-when-the-hostages-are-released