Wednesday - promise to the Jewish people I do not know whether there is a more beautiful and more concise promise for the Jewish people than that of my internal lot today from Deuteronomy 30: 2 + 3:   ושבת עד-יהוה אלהיך ושמעת בקלו ככל אשר-אנכי מצוך היום אתה ובניך בכל-לבבך ובכל-נפשך ושב יהוה אלהיך את יותך ורחמך היו יוקבצך יצךל היי היו יפוקבצך.   “2 and when you and your children return to the Lord your God and obey him with all your heart and with all your soul according to everything I command you today, 3 then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on…

Since the rejection by the Beit Tovei Ha’Ir on July 17, 2012, I have been in danger of opening the door to my inner being to doubts. I defend myself against this by repeatedly reminding myself of the values that are essential to me. Before morning prayer I stand before God, as usual, with the internal lot and the flag of Israel in my hands up. In addition to the three most important things for Paul in 1 Corinthians 13:13: "But now there remains faith, hope, love ..." I add obedience and humility for myself. So now there remains faith,…