Emuna News OpEd: Cop in Every Cupboard

Less than three weeks after a terrorist-driven bulldozer killed three and maimed dozens in Jerusalem, an almost carbon-copy attack took place in another downtown area of Jerusalem hours ago, directly across the street from the King David hotel.

Like it or not, terrorist attacks are the result of stern judgments incurred by our transgressions. They don't happen for no reason. The arena of today's attack is the exact location of last month's abomination called the gay-pride parade. Coincidence? There's no such thing in Hashem's universe. You may recall that we wrote, "Jerusalem is Hashem's palace, but with 2,000 unclad gays flaunting their debauchery in the streets of Jerusalem, Hashem won't be there. When Hashem leaves, the Samech-mem (Satan) walks in the front door... a bulldozer gone berserk - is proof that the Satan himself planned the attack."

Unfortunately, nothing has changed. Rather than ask themselves what the nature of Hashem's message is and respond accordingly with national tshuva, a strengthening of holiness, and a firm commitment to improve, the anti-emuna regime and its internal security organ have come up with other conclusions: just as they sent 2000 cops to protect the 2000 gays against the 25 demonstrators, they now plan to send 2000 cops to police the building sites where Arab workers are employed. This in their opinion will stop terror.

It's scary how inane people are without emuna. No teshuva. No modesty. No asking Hashem's forgiveness. Continued corruption. Business as usual. Eureka, more cops! That's the answer!?! Do PM Olmert and internal security Minister Dichter believe that they can assign a cop to every angel of vengeance that Hashem sends to arouse and/or discipline a nation that snores in a deep spiritual slumber? At this rate, there will soon be a cop in every cupboard - Heaven forbid, this is what's called anti-emuna prosperity.

When people live their lives according to Torah, one doesn't need a single cop on the street. Quality of life means that you don't have to lock your front door, because there are no terrorists and no thieves.

Doesn't anyone understand that we are in serious trouble, and that there's no solution other than teshuva? Nobody seems to care. That's what scares me more than the terror. G-d forbid, if we don't wake up now and cry out to Hashem, especially during this period of the Three Weeks, who knows what subsequent wake-up calls could be?

Teshuva in every heart is a lot better than a cop in every cupboard.