In Judaism Faith Means Wrestling With God

Jews Have Deep Respect For The Queen And The Royal Family. We Say A Prayer For Them Every Sabbath In Synagogue. We Recite A Special Blessing On Seeing The Queen.

Part Of The Beauty Of Judaism, And Surely This Is So For Other Faiths Also, Is That It Gently Restores Control Over Time. Three Times A Day We Stop What We Are Doing And Turn To God In Prayer. We Recover Perspective. We Inhale A Deep Breath Of Eternity.

Israel Is A Democratic State With An Independent Judiciary, A Free Press And A Diverse Population Of Many Cultures, Religions And Creeds.

In Judaism Faith Means Wrestling With God As Jacob Once Wrestled With An Angel.

A Perfect Storm Is In The Making: Financial Uncertainty, Economic Downturn, Government Cuts, Rising Unemployment And A Future That Looks Less Clear The More We Try To Fathom It.