Dear Lakewhut,
So far, nobody has commented on this discussion
that you started, probably because your topic is too
vague, and most people do not really understand
what you are trying to say. You must be more specific.
As for me, I have not listened to one minute of music
over the past 250 days, because of the great suffering
of our people in our holy land.
I am not only talking about the hostages.
I am also talking about the many soldiers who were
recently killed, producing more that 200 new widows
and hundreds of new orphans. Many of the recently
killed soldiers were religious Jews, who observed
Shabbat and prayed every day with an Orthodox minyan.
Since many of the recently killed soldiers were in
their 20s and 30s, many of them had parents who
are still alive. Their suffering is beyond all measure.
In addition to the dead soldiers, many have been
injured, some of them with permanent injuries.
Children are afraid, and the parnasah of many thousands
has been disrupted, and many have fled their homes.
Even after all this, the fighting is far-from-finished,
and almost the entire world is united against Israel.
The very-small inconvenience that I have suffered
from 250 days without music is NOTHING compared
to the true sufferings and difficult problems of
our brothers and sisters in our holy land.
The soldiers in Eretz HaKodesh are not only fighting
for Eretz HaKodesh; they are fighting for ALL JEWS,
including those who study Torah full-time in Lakewood,
because if they would ever be defeated (G*D FORBID),
ALL JEWS, including those who study Torah full-time
in Lakewood, would find themselves in very great
troubles and very great dangers. We are all connected,
because all Jews are one body [Guf Echad].
Sincerely,
SQUARE_ROOT