The nationwide emergency drill that took place in Israel this week was a timely reminder that living in a tough neighborhood like the Middle East requires taking all kinds of unpleasant precautions.
But as much as the government sought to assure us that all is well in the region, something ominous is clearly in the air, as our neighbors make increasingly vitriolic threats to wage war against the Jewish state.
In the face of all this, there is a knife-like question piercing through the fog of fear: Where is G-d? Some might take this as a challenge to divine justice, but that is not what I intend. What I mean to say is: Where is G-d in our public discourse? Why aren’t we turning to Him in this hour of need?...
