Damaging Chatter

Israel's Prime Minister warned his cabinet ministers yesterday to stop all the talk about a prospective strike on Iran, calling it damaging chatter. Yet, the Prime Minister's chatter is more damaging than anyone else's. The Torah warns against bravado, attributing one's success to "the might of my right hand" (Deuteronomy 8:17). Blatantly ignoring the Torah, the PM says: "the only thing that ensures our existence, security and prosperity is power." 

We here at the Beams disdain politics and support no political party. Yet, we vehemently take exception to the PM's unfortunate statement and ask forgiveness from Hashem for this crass bravado and most damaging chatter. We know the only thing that ensures our existence, security and prosperity is Hashem. Ein Od Milvado - there is nothing or no one but Hashem.