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A Brief Analysis of the End of the Nine Days 5779

12/8/2019

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The 7th & 8th of Av:
Baruch Dayan Emet

This year, the end of the Nine Days ended up being an emotional roller coaster.

The 7th of Av saw the murder of a soft-hearted shomer mitzvot teenager, Dvir Sorek. May his family be comforted among all the mourners of Tziyon & Yerushalayim. Hashem yinkom damo.

The 8th of Av saw the passing of Ahava Emunah bat Chava Ehta after a 7-year battle against the machalah. Our hearts hurt for the passing of this wife and mommy of 5 children in Eretz Yisrael. May her husband David Lange and their children be comforted among all the mourners of Tziyon & Yerushalayim.

These were very bitter events.

What Happened on the 9th of Av This Year?
A Brief Analysis of Events

Shabbat was the actual 9th of Av (although the fast and commemoration of Tisha B'Av were pushed off to Sunday, 10 Av, in honor of Shabbat). And this 9th of Av saw what I think are 3 very good things:
  • (1) The alleged capture of Dvir Sorek's murderers
  • (2) The alleged suicide (which I personally think was probably an assassination) of a particularly degenerate "Jew"
  • (3) The elimination of armed terrorists who snuck into Israel BEFORE they could carry out an attack

While 9 Av is traditionally a time of great sorrow in Am Yisrael (please see the lists HERE & HERE), the above 3 events seem to be good for Am Yisrael.

(In fact, Mashiach is born on 9 Av and when Mashiach reigns, Tisha B'Av will become a chag of celebration.)

  • (1) If it's true that Dvir Sorek's murderers were actually found (and that it's not just self-promotion to make the powers-that-be look good), it's a good & just thing.
 
  • (2) I was relieved to hear about the death of the great degenerate, although...

...on one hand, it means that neither his copious & equally degenerate partners in crime nor his poor victims will receive proper justice (in the conventional way, at least).

On the other hand, official justice probably wouldn't have been served anyway because we are talking about extremely powerful people involved. After all, while everyone is acting like this is a big shock, this degenerate was actually in all the press several years ago.

So everyone, readers and journalists, knew all about him and his nefarious deeds and connections, yet everyone is pretending they didn't know all about this before.

​In other words, it was both hyped over and then glossed over already. It could've gotten glossed over again if he hadn't kicked the bucket.

However, because this degenerate identified as a Jew and sported a very Jewish-sounding name, I was concerned about the potential effects on the Jewish community which hates this person, but would be associated with him anyway, especially with the rising acceptability of Jew-hatred in the "civilized" world now. 

Sure, those of us who've read Modern Erev Rav immediately dismissed him as Erev Rav of the Nefilim persuasion and not really one of us. But that's not how much of the world would see him.

On the other hand, Jew-haters can take anything to strange extremes. So while my initial feeling was relief because it SEEMED good overall, we'll still have to wait & see.
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  • (3) And of course, capturing armed terrorists BEFORE harm can be done is a very good thing, although once again, it was used to promote female service in the army although guys can also be trained (and ARE successfully trained) to monitor a screen and call for security forces to intervene. (It was the male soldiers who actually risked their lives, showing great courage and skill under fire, to eliminate the terrorists.)

There are probably other significant events that happened during this time of which I'm not aware. But this is what I think right now.
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ILana Yehudis
12/8/2019 14:53:16

Thank you MY for posting this vantage point of the end of the 9 days. You have placed these events in context and it helps me going forward, into the new z'man. Wanting to carry some tangible sense of hope and positive outlook as we are zooming towards Elul... keep writing! Love IY

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Myrtle Rising
12/8/2019 15:08:48

B'ezras Hashem, everything should go really well for you in this new zman, IY!

Thanks so much for your comment.

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yaak link
12/8/2019 18:20:53

Nice post. However, I will quibble about the positive nature of the death of the degenerate Jew. I would have much rather he lived and was able to do Teshuva for his actions. Furthermore, if it was really a suicide, I don't know how much Kappara he would get for his actions (perhaps none and likely made things worse), whereas if, as the conspiracy theorists claim, he was murdered, there would have been more of a Kappara and even perhaps a full one if he did Teshuva seconds beforehand.

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Myrtle Rising
12/8/2019 19:32:36

Hi Yaak,

I definitely hear what you're saying about kapparah, teshuvah, and type of death.

At the same time, I cannot imagine he was capable of teshuvah because of all the terrible things he did for so many years. I simply don't believe he was from zera Yisrael.

Having said that, it's still nice to hear a different and well-thought-out viewpoint of the issue.

Thank you for your comment.

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Gavriela Gerson
13/8/2019 08:34:54

Even the worse degenerate is capable of doing teshuva at the very last second. If indeed he hung himself, which I do not believe, then it means he arrived at a place of self-loathing, perhaps the first step toward teshuva. We'll never know. I find it interesting, though that whatever happened to him took place on Shabbat. One who dies on Shabbat does not have to first pass through the fires of gehinnom because on Shabbat there is a furlough, so to speak.

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Myrtle Rising
13/8/2019 10:17:20

Thanks for these insights, Gavriela.

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