[Repost]
Dear R' Brody,
Thank you for reposting Esther Pollard's fervent letter and her courageous husband's op-ed.
I am reminded daily of the similar plight of Yehonatan ben Malka (Jonathan Pollard), Gilead ben Aviva (Gilad Shalit), and The Hikers when Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vorki say, "Three things are fitting for us: upright kneeling, silent screaming, motionless dance." R' Mendel's exhortation is a shofar call requiring MOVEMENT in demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Jewish prisoners of conscience.
Assuming conventional diplomatic paradigms and fickle gestures are indicative of residual avodah zara and weakness.
As Professor Jonathan Adelman succinctly remarks, echoing a Far East Proverb, in his lecture, "Israel's Burgeoning Relationship with Asia": "It is not the words that count. It is the deeds that count..."
The inextricable bond between Eretz Yisra'el and Ha'Filipinim in the face of terror is historic: From the Bataan Death March of WWII to Joseph Ileto HY"D.
The Mystical Ramifications of Solidarity are not to be underestimated:
✡Tropical Goshen: Manuel L. Quezon ben Noakh — President of The Commonwealth of The Philippines, 1935-1941 — assisted in harboring/resettling 10,000 Jewish refugees escaping Nazi tyranny with Visas in the South-Eastern stronghold of Marikina and Mindanao, preceding Schindler's List, and posthumously honored with the title of "Righteous Among The Nations," as well as commemorative Israeli citizenship.
✡Tiebreaker: The decisive vote in the Intra-Nations on November 29, 1947 approving of Israeli Sovereignty was cast by The Philippines (and was the only Asian nation to support Partition).
✡Gift from Ha'Filipinim to Israel: Guiness Record for World's Largest Flag (Israeli)
What can K'lal Yisra'el glean from the 3rd largest largest overseas diaspora kehilah [following India and China], in terms of population infiltration overseas, namely living unhewn stones: Ha'Filipinim?
SWARM Shamayim like Macababees with hitbodedus-dance, then move forward in akhdus accordingly, as His K'ruvim and Malakhim swarm "bandit" strongholds — To Liberate ALL Jewish Hostages of Moral Conscience.
Laptop Post-It Reminder: Proper petition to Ha'Sh-m is like being punched in the gut, followed by swift Retaliatory Seizure; a sonic scream emanating from Ima Rokhel's womb of justice. Anyone with a sharp-as-bamboo memory can, be moved.
Filipinim Proverb:
"Walang ligaya sa lupa na hindi dinilig ng luha"
["There is no earthly bliss not watered by tears"]
In light of Yosef Ha'Tzadik, to actively engage would be most honorable.
Respectfully,
Kuyya E
