I was davening in the Sukkah, and when I got up to the words Re'eh B'Aneinu, it came to me... Living in Israel, I can see the tension between the Left and the Right, the "Orthodox/ Daati" versus the Secular is rising and as I was trying to figure out a different way to daven about the situation, the words rolled out of my mouth "V'Nahafochu". I finally understood how important this idea of " עד דלא ידע בין ארור המן לברוך מרדכי ". It's when we get to a point when we can see the other's point of view. When we are so fixed on our ideals we become stuck in our ways and believe we are fighting for justice. However true justice, as we learn from the story of Yonah, has compassion which enables us to see things from a different perspective. I believe that's what it takes for us to transfer to a reality of Geula. And so that's what my Tefillah is for Am Israel. May we have the courage to let go of our ideals . Ex...