Here is a heavier question: how do you deal with feeling hate? Ever since visiting the West Bank in Palestine I have struggled with it from a spiritual and mental health perspective. I know that Hashem wants us not to hate, and that hate and anger are bad for my mental health. But when I see what Israel is doing in Gaza, when Israeli soldiers pointed guns at my Arab friends, those feelings rise up.
And they lead to a third emotion: guilt. Guilt that I can’t do more, guilt that I can’t be there, guilt that I am (relatively) safe and comfortable in the USA.
So I would love to hear your perspective on how you try to handle these emotions.
To be honest I would disagree that hate is a bad thing intrinsically. It is good and just to hate the Israeli regime and it is good and just to oppose it through violent means, in my opinion.
In terms of guilt, we're right there with you... maybe even twofold 😔
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u/conscience_journey Oct 27 '24
Here is a heavier question: how do you deal with feeling hate? Ever since visiting the West Bank in Palestine I have struggled with it from a spiritual and mental health perspective. I know that Hashem wants us not to hate, and that hate and anger are bad for my mental health. But when I see what Israel is doing in Gaza, when Israeli soldiers pointed guns at my Arab friends, those feelings rise up.
And they lead to a third emotion: guilt. Guilt that I can’t do more, guilt that I can’t be there, guilt that I am (relatively) safe and comfortable in the USA.
So I would love to hear your perspective on how you try to handle these emotions.