On Simchas Torah 5784 – October 7th 2023 – everything changed. A murderous pogrom had occurred in our own land.
Amid the tragedy and turmoil which followed, and while facing a constant barrage of hatred and falsehood, we needed a potent injection of clarity, perspective and truth. We required help to see events that have unfolded — and continue to unfold — through the eyes of faith.
The essays contained within are adapted from the teachings of Rabbi Berel Wein in the eight-month period immediately following the murderous Hamas attack. As a foremost educator, historian, author, and renowned rabbinic leader of our generation, Rabbi Wein offers a unique voice of wisdom and hope – an essential voice for generating the necessary understanding and Torah-true perspective to serve us in these tumultuous times.
Rabbi Brian Rubenstein, MBA and MA in Psychotherapy, a longtime student of Rabbi Wein’s and himself steeped in a career of outreach, organizational leadership and authorship, has turned his penmanship to distilling Rabbi Wein’s timeless insights into a cogent and invaluable book at such a crucial moment in our collective history.
