Every generation comes to a crossroad. Tangled lengths of history tug at our heels; a mountain of stories hovers over us like a wedding canopy, or is it a tomb? In the middle of the path where the road divides, a sign is posted on the way. Two arrows point in opposite directions. One arrow points to the Path of the Book, the other to the Path of the Sword. Which path shall we choose? Our elders taught, “If the sword, then not the book. If the book, then not the sword.” About this, Torah says: “Record this instruction. Resist the way of the sword with the way of the book.”
Every day, I choose the path of nonviolence, that is, shmirat shalom, which I believe has the potential to make the greatest contribution to Jewish and global well-being. As it is written, “Who is the greatest hero?...
