Ash clouds, Missiles, and a Crazy Chamsin from Lazer Beams

If we knew the miracles that Hashem does behind our backs, we'd all be break-dancing in the middle of the Beltway at rush hour.

Nobody seemed to notice the connection between the volcanic ash cloud that was edging toward Israel, threatening to ground all air traffic, the crazy weather in Israel now, the military war games in Iran, and Israel's frantic efforts - even using Russia as a go-between - to fend off war with Syria and Iran. All these are pieces in one big puzzle that Hashem is putting together to hasten the redemption. The redemption is coming, as we mentioned yesterday. How it will come depends on our actions.

So what's the connection? And what's the big miracle? And why were Bibi and Peres panicking?

Under the guise of maneuvers, the Iranians were in strike formation. They and the Syrians saw the volcanic ash cloud as an opportunity to pour a massive barrage of missiles on Israel, while the Israeli Air Force - who they're scared stiff of - would be neutralized by the jet-engine-destroying cloud. The volcanic ash cloud choking Israeli air space would have made us sitting ducks to Syrian, Iranian, and Hizbulla missiles, Heaven forbid.

So what did Hashem do? Monday night, when the cloud ash cloud was set to reach Israel via a Westerly wind, the winds suddenly shifted here and became a 30-40 MPH searing hot desert wind, what we call the Chamsin, blowing in from the Saudi Arabian desert southeast of us, driving temperatures up to the high 90's (F) here on the coast, with sandstorms that coated our flat with a dust film. As soon as the ash cloud was blown away from Israel, the weather turned to a comfy 80F, sunny, with gentle 5 MPH winds from off the Mediterranean.

Hashem foiled the Iranian's plans. The IAF was back to policing the skies full force. There were large scale aerial maneuvers here that communicated the message to Iran and its proxy Syria, "Don't mess around with us." Frustrated, the Iranians began flexing macho muscles and firing Fajr-5 missiles into the sea and threatening the US Navy. Achmedinejad is begging for someone to kick him in the teeth. I'm sure Hashem will oblige.

Meanwhile, Hashem is showing us how much He loves us. Let's show Hashem how much we love Him. Let's strengthen our emuna and do our best to spread emuna all over the world. We must believe that we have the power to make this world a better place.

Thanks so much for the miracles, Hashem. You are, were, and always will be The Greatest there is. We sure love you.

From Lazer Beams by Rabbi Lazer Brody

The thing that is really remarkable, is that it could have gone by unnoticed if not for Rabbi Brody’s article. I remember once reading that if Hashem would have caused Hitler to die as a young child we never would have known what we had been saved from, and we have to know that there are similar tragedies that have been prevented that we do not know about.