Rav Binyamin Hutt
We
have become a society of passwords and security questions, finger prints and
retina scans – all to forefend from the ever feared, identity theft. But
is it really your identity that is in danger? Your social
security number, ATM pin or confidential information are undoubtedly valuable
and of great importance to remain private, yet they do not personify you.
Hence YOU are not at risk. True dangers however, are forgetting
about your past, ignoring your potential today, and losing sight of your
future. These catastrophes threaten us, as individuals and as the Jewish
nation collectively, when we submit to the whims of society and blindly conform
to popular consensus. Although powerful undercurrents of various “isms”
have tugged at our hearts, we have endured. Knowing that the identity of
our people is inextricable from Torah has literally been the tree of life for
those who hold fast to it. It is therefore incumbent upon us to identify
with our identity, and do everything in our control to protect it.
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