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VAETCHANAN 5784 The Challenge of Shabbat Nachamu Rabbi Andrew Shaw Chief Executive, Mizrachi UK
There was a collective sigh of relief around the religious Jewish world two days ago at halachic midday. Hair was cut, beards were shorn, music was listened to – Tisha B Av was over. In years gone by, all of this would be a sign to get back to normal. We had to suspend our normal lives for a few weeks, curtail our regular joy, but now with Tisha B Av over – we can resume normality…. However, maybe not this year. The threat from Iran still remains. We are still bleeding from theevents of Oct 7th And closer to home the rise inantisemitism across the western world shows no sign of abating. So, maybe it is Shabbat Nachamu –but where is the comfort? In the same way that Devarim is always Shabbat Chazon, Vaetchannan is always Shabbat Nachamu, the Shabbat of comfort. So, my suggestion is that we examine what in the https://mailchi.mp/mizrachi/dvar-torah-for-parashat-pinchas-17988239
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