We have become Korah. And for this we should ask forgiveness and mend our ways. If we are ever going to make it to our promised land and improve our society, we must stop attacking each other.

Hateful, and yes even murderous, ideologies can never be defeated by military means alone. It’s never just about bunkers and bombs. To think that it will all be cured by bigger bombs and larger planes is fallacy.

That is the lesson of manna. Its secret ingredient was imagination. It was not about whether the chef seasoned the dish properly or arranged it on the plate for the perfect Instagram post. Manna tasted like we wanted it to taste. It was transparent. Each and every Israelite created their own image of it.

Jews respond I am not the kind of Jew who haters hate.  Some renounce Zionism.  Others distance themselves from Jews who do not share their commitments.  But such internal distinctions or philosophical debates are lost on antisemites.  It’s the Jew who antisemites hate not the imagined “those other Jews” or “not my kind of Jew.”

Blessings serve to remind us of some truth.  When we see the ocean, and say the blessing, we are reminded that God provided such awesome beauty for us.  And when we see a vast multitude of people, we must remember that every individual holds some truth.

Listen to Sarah and Yaron’s words taken from their LinkedIn profiles. That is the strange thing about the power of social media. People live on. In the virtual world, Sarah and Yaron still speak in the present tense. So let us allow their words, and their dreams, to speak to this week’s terror. Let them respond to our sorrow.