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A plane is about to land, and the pilot suddenly has a heart attack. The co-pilot takes over, but can't take the pressure and faints. With no time to spare, one of the hostesses grabs the microphone and screams "Can anyone fly a plane?"
A man gets up from Row 6 and says, "I can't fly a plane, but I'm willing to follow instructions from the control tower."
He rushes into the cabin, links up with the control tower, lands the plane safely and saves everyone on board. He becomes an international hero.
Airline pilots are not heroes. It's their job to land planes safely, but sometimes, in emergencies, they need the help of the simple passenger.
In Israel today, the army and the Government are doing their jobs. They're doing all they can.
But there is no guarantee they will land the plane safely.
They need your help...
Because every single Jew is on that plane called Israel...
Follow the Instructions
Our control tower instructions are very straightforward.
They have been proven for almost 4,000 years:
1. Pray.
2. Cry.
3. Study Torah.
4. Believe.
5. Repent.
6. Do good.
Not as complicated as landing a plane, but immeasurably more effective.
It's Your Responsibility
Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman, one of the greatest Torah leaders in Eastern Europe during the Holocaust said this before he was murdered by the Nazis: "In times of trouble, anyone who can strengthen themselves and doesn't transgresses the command of "standing by while your neighbor's blood is being spilt." Literally. Because every effort by every single Jew has the power to prevent bloodshed and save the Jewish people. And if someone has the capability and doesn't do anything, he's an accomplice to destruction, preventing the preservation and salvation of the Jewish people with his own hands."
Strong words indeed, but it was the actions of one man who saved that plane... and it was the actions of one man, Pinchas, who saved the Jewish people from a terrible plague in the Torah portion we read just yesterday.
Just Do It!
Fellow Jews! Now is the time to follow instructions... (choose one, two, or however many you want -- they all work if done from the heart!)
1. Pray
Pray like you've never prayed before. Think of those poor soldiers caught in the hands of Hezbollah and Hamas terrorists...
Think of their mothers and fathers... yes, stop reading this now and think...imagine yourself in that position...
Think of the children and families shaking from fear in shelters in Sefad, in Haifa, in Nahariya... These are people like you and me, whose only ‘crime' is being Jewish...
2. Cry
Yes cry! There's nothing wrong with crying... and genuine tears can reach the Throne of Heaven!
When we cry, we attach our hearts to the hearts of other Jews... we become one... we become stronger...
3. Study Torah
If you don't study, decide to start, for the sake of the kidnapped soldiers, for the sake of the people of Israel. Read one chapter a day, one verse... something!
And if you do, then dedicate your learning to Israel, take on something new every day, vow to focus more... something!
4. Repent
Make no mistake...
When Jews are attacked, when Jews are being killed, the entire Jewish people is under threat. Our history is full of it. When we stray from God we suffer and when we return to Him our fate improves. It's that simple.
Make God real in your life... Do what's right.
5. Believe
Who's gonna get us out of this?
The Israeli Army?
The Israeli Government?
Lebanon?
Bush?
The U.N.?
Every Jew must surely realize we only have the Almighty to rely on... He's proven His belief in us for thousands of years... after all, the Jewish people are still here... He believes in you -- all you have to do is believe in Him...
6. Kindness.
Give, give, give... money, clothes, food for the soldiers... helping unfortunate families in your community... donating 10% of your income to a good cause... just do it!
Oh, and there's the seventh way you can help...
Get on a plane today...
Use the comment section below to share your ideas on how we can all help Israel.
(114) R Mather , January 3, 2009
How can I offset anti-Israeli bias in UK?
I'm looking hard for ways to support Israel in the UK. So far I've written letters to the Foreign Secretary and my local MP urging them to condemn Hamas and support Israel. I've emailed newspapers in an attempt to put forward Israel's case and I have asked the BBC to review its anti-Israeli bias. I have also urged a number of left-wing organisations to rethink their alliance with Islamofascists and anti-Semites. As a Brit, I feel I'm completely surrounded by people who hate Israel and there seems little I can do. Pro-Palestinian protestors and the Left are very efficient at putting forward their views/lies. But there doesn't seem an active pro-Israel movement in the UK. For example, I've just witnessed a terrible protest in Manchester (England). The crowd was chanting anti-Israeli slogans, there was a skull-and-cross-bones flag attached to a Menorah in Albert Square, there were Palestinian flags everywhere (many of which were held by non-Arab Brits) and the place was teeming with left-wing thugs and ageing hippies. It was depressing and upsetting, and makes me ashamed to be a Brit. Any ideas as to how I can stand up for Israel with like-minded people?
(113) sheeba josef , December 16, 2007
Buy israeli products, visit israel atleast once a year
(112) Rob Lambden , June 15, 2007
Secular English supporter
People in England do not seem to realise that Israel is fighting a front line battle against the sort of people that would perpetrate the terrorism we have seen at 9-11 or on the London underground. With large Islamic populations growing in alot of our major cities they should be starting to get scared. Instead all I see in the media is a diet of anti Israel-Bush propaganda. If I was not a godless individual I would be on my knees praying for the brave men and women of Israel.
(111) Shirley , September 3, 2006
buy Israeli product!!!!!
(110) Maurice Shapiro , August 12, 2006
7. Lets fight bad media
I believe we can all make a difference! I live in Johannesburg, South Africa, and find I see and read far more anti-Israel media all the time. I believe we can fight this! 1. We can write to these media companies demanding fair truthful facts. 2. We can stop adverting/subscribing or encourage others in business to stop advertising with these media companies. Make them know why you have stopped. We need to hurt their back pocket. 3. Lets speak out in our communities; let us supply the media with the truth. There is war being waged both on the ground and in the media. We are not going to win the media war by just being kind and moral on the ground. We need to fight in the media so the soldiers on the ground can act effectively to eliminate this threat, a threat not only to Israel and all Jews, but to all democracies and westernized countries.