Rebuke and Desecration of God's Name
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Question
Hello, A person who is a relative speaks at the Shabbat table about how terrible it is that the Jewish people have suffered throughout the generations, and that he would prefer, God forbid, to be Australian. Is this a desecration of God's name? Is there an obligation to rebuke him after he says this? And how should one rebuke?
Answer
Hello
It does not seem to me that this is related to 'desecration of God's name', but rather to a lack of understanding of God's ways.
Therefore, there is no issue of protest here, but rather of explanation.
The explanation should be that the people of Israel have a role and a purpose, and for this, God guides and educates us in various ways.
When we do not understand explanations in peaceful ways, He is 'forced' to educate us through suffering and exiles.
But in the end, we remain the people chosen to rectify the entire world, and we will not give up on this role despite the difficulties it includes.