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The Talmud records a story about a remarkable woman named Bruriah, who lived in the land of Israel shortly after the second Temple period with her husband, the great sage Rabbi Meir. The rabbi had been abused by vagrants, and he prayed for their destruction. Bruriah quoted this psalm, and noted that the verse should be understood as saying, “May sins disappear from the earth,” and does not call for the actual destruction of the sinnersthemselves. Once their evil behavior ends, they will no longer be sinners, for they will return to Hashem. Rabbi Meir accepted his wife’s advice and instead prayed for his enemies to repent. God accepted his prayers and they returned from their evil ways. In our day, the Land of Israel still houses sinners and wrongdoers. Just a few weeks ago, Arab terrorists ransacked a honey farm in the hills of Samaria causing significant damage and financial loss to Israeli bee farmer Yael Farbstein. The Israel365 Charity Fund is collecting funds to help Yael re-establish her award winning honey farm and continue to live in and cultivate the Biblical heartland. Help us sweeten the string of destruction that Yael and her family have experienced.
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