We Are All In The Image

Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
7 min readApr 22, 2024

Holding On to Our Compassion

Earlier this week we were all holding our breath as missiles from Iran rained down above Israeli soil. The pictures were unreal — rockets intercepted in the airspace above holy sites and ancient structures. Our Israeli friends and family waited in their bomb shelters and basements for word that it was safe to come out.

Hours later Israeli civilians received the all-clear. They were able to exit, and exhale. The news was reassuring: Israel’s intricate long range defensive systems and interventions were 99% successful. Barely a scratch…

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