The good rabbi,
being
a good rabbi,
made,
in his own
words,
a rough analogy —
perhaps, but
a smooth simile:
The fear
after 9/11
led to building up
armies and killing
terrorists.
That,
he said, is like
killing
every mosquito
to
stop malaria.
Better to
“dry up the swamps.
Dry up
the swamps
of hatred.
Dry up
the swamps with
generosity and
care.”
He follows
another good
rabbi, Jesus, who
told the
rich, young
ruler (what did
Jesus know? Was
the ruler
buttering
him up a bit?)
not to call him
good but
this good Jesus
came
to dry up
stagnant
swamps
swarming with
hatred,
to preach
love
on the mountain
so
“justice
would roll
down
like
waters and
righteousness
like an
ever flowing
stream.”
Neither rabbi
is
stagnant.
Both –
dynamic.
Tell us
a story,
rabbi.
Help us
to
see.
bobdahl 
Rebbe Lerner is a voice crying in the wilderness of the heart ache called ISRAEL/PALESTINE, calling for peace through rational discourse and respectful negotiation. Rather like our voices calling for civility in the Congress and reasonable, intelligent debates during the presidential debates. But…”hope springs anew in the breast of youth.”
Reminds me of a fave Houston landmark, pic found yesterday: a humongous slab with umpteen gallons of water crashing down 24/7 which always reminded me of that passage rather than The Supremes, i.e.SCOTUS. And Isaiah 55:1 with which I will tag it,and the perpetual covenant of peace which is in the preceding chapter.