Parsha:

Va'era 

Description

“Hutar L’Pirsum.” ‘Cleared for publication.’ Words that break our hearts as the news updates make their rounds among the living. Once the media gag order – imposed to ensure that the families of the fallen are the first to be informed of what has happened to their loved ones – is lifted, the names of soldiers whose lives were taken are cleared for publication. We rush to our devices, scroll through the names, and scan for familiar faces. When there’s no one we know on the list, we release an uncomfortable sigh of relief. But the relief is quickly overtaken by grief. Sure, maybe not anyone we knew directly. But many knew them. Many loved them. And their hearts and lives have just been shattered.