After decades of fearing the power of the Iranian regime, the United States and Israel launched a joint attack against the regime on Shabbos, which, among other achievements, has already resulted in the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ימח שמו וזכרו. The fact that we were able to launch an attack speaks to the position of strength of the US and Israel, both separately and together.
On the one hand, ובאבד רשעים רינה, When the wicked perish there are shouts of joy. We thank Hashem for taking down this brutal dictator who was a menace to his own people and to the entire world. We thank Hashem for giving strength to the US and Israeli militaries.
On the other hand, as Iran retaliates, we must daven for the safety of Israelis and our allies around the world. israelis are running to and from their bomb shelters. Please keep this in mind in your tefillos. Psalms 20 and 121 are particularly appropriate at this juncture.
May we see further achievements to advance the freedom of humanity and may we merit besorot tovot in the weeks to come.
