“Even if all the curses (God forbid) came to pass, the Jewish people would still be ‘standing’ before God, for He would never abrogate the covenant He made with them.

The Torah promises that after the blessings and the curses have all come to pass, God will gather up all the Jews, no matter how distant physically or spiritually they are from their true source, and bring them back to the Land of Israel where the nation of Israel will prosper as never before, leading ultimately to an enlightened state of universal peace and prosperity, not just for the Jews in Israel, but for the entire world.

This prophecy has been consistently repeated by all the prophets throughout history. We live in awesome times when we merit witnessing at least part of these prophecies being realized before our very eyes. May we witness the great ‘today’ when ‘all of you,’ all of Israel, is once again assembled to ‘stand’ together in the Holy Land. However, let us pray that this time we will also merit living in such a way that we tangibly contribute to a redeemed and peaceful world for all.”