In her column this week, Caroline B. Glick links the significance of Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally on August 28th and the nation of Israel. Concerning Beck's rally she writes:
"So what was it all about? Why do many people see it as a watershed event? Although Beck called the rally “Restoring Honor,” it wasn’t really about restoring honor. It was about restoring something even more important. It was about restoring the American creed."
As most Israelis here in Israel - and Jews worldwide - celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year of 5771 today, Glick also makes the following petition for the nation of Israel:
"THIS EVENING we begin our observance of Rosh Hashana. The Bible describes Rosh Hashana as the day of trumpeting. When we assemble in prayer and blow the shofar, we engage in a loud and boisterous celebration of national unity and uphold our sacred birthright to our religious heritage and the land of Israel.
At his rally, Glenn Beck reminded us of the importance of loud, boisterous celebrations which recommit nations to their destiny and creed. Yet what Lincoln referred to as “the mystic chords of memory” cannot only be recalled in times of celebration. Like the American nation, for the Jewish nation to survive and prosper, that creed must resonate in all we do on all the other days of the year, when the trumpets are silent.
It is my prayer for the coming year that our leaders take a measure of strength from our people and our creed. I pray that they recognize that it is both their sacred duty and their great privilege to confidently represent and defend our exceptionalism and our destiny as the nation of Israel."
If you'd like to read the full text of Glick's eloquent column, you can click here.