Let us listen to our father Israel. Let us act as what we are – one family, children of Israel. Let us live as if our lives depended on being kind and close to our brothers and sisters. They do. Kindness and chesed to each other will literally save our lives now. This is not a drill. This is life and death.
Let us learn Torah as if our lives depended on it. They do. Let us pray with all our hearts. Let us concentrate on every word. We are praying that we and the entire family of Israel, the descendants of our father Jacob, will continue to live. And let us cry when we pray. The Gates of Tears are never closed.
Let us pray for our dear brothers on the front lines. We are all on the front lines. They are fighting for us and we are fighting for them. Some Jews may seem irreligious, but they are just confused by two thousand years of Exile. We are One People with One God.
Remember: we are surrounded – surrounded by Clouds of Glory.