Famed Israeli singer Eyal Golan invited his Rav to speak words of chizuk for Elul at his concert in Caesarea on Monday night.
Golan, like many Israeli Sephardim, has an affinity for religion despite his secular appearance and often learns and consults with his Rav, HaRav Nitzan Reuven, the head of the Ahavas Shalom mosdos. He’s also makpid to lay tefillin and often davens at kivrei tzaddikim.
“We’re in the month of Elul, the month of rachamim and Selichos, Erev Rosh Hashanah,” Rav Reuven began. “Every one of us wants bracha in our life.”
“Hakadosh Baruch Hu runs His world mida k’neged mida. Whoever is forgiving and merciful with others, who looks at others with an ‘ayin tova,’ who speaks kind words with others – it’s midah kneged midah in Shamayim. Even if he did negative things, no one can speak against him.”
“This is the secret of life. Whoever wants bracha should know – Dovid HaMelech said: ‘Who is the man who desires life, who loves days – לראות טוב – should see the good in others.’ And even if there is something that isn’t good – we shouldn’t respond, we shouldn’t talk about it.”
“And then we’ll be zocheh to a shefa of goodness,” HaRav Reuven concluded.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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6 Responses
The PEAK of the story is how the secular crowd screams “AMEN”!
NOT only in israel
What does “affinity for religion” mean?
I agree with Chaylev. All Jews are “susceptible” to teshuva, particularly during Ellul. It might be that the zechus of Eretz Yisrael helps. But, awakening to the importance of these days can occur anywhere.
Difficult to tell who’s the singer and who’s the rabbi.
Unfortunately for European Jews it’s black and white issue and it’s a news worthy.
“Either you wear Black or velvet Yamaka or hat or you are a Shaigets”.
Although because they European Jews produced likes of Mandelson and Antisemites like Ben Gourion and Press, ….., “ Golan, like many Israeli Sephardim, has an affinity for religion despite his secular appearance”.
Your news is the perfect example of Europeans lack of understanding.
So this year maybe ASK OR BEG for their forgiveness and stop looking down on them. They are all Holy people despite they wear jeans.
Guzzonte yar.