World Events

G-d’s Volcanic Whisper
My teacher at the Jewish parochial school I attended taught us a very important lesson: Whatever happens in the world contains a message from God. There are no random happenings; everything follows a plan. As Albert Einstein wrote, “God does not play dice with the universe.”

Traditionally the month of June marks happy occasions - graduations, weddings, and summer camps. However, this June marks continuous uncontrollable oil flow from a man-made oil well in the ocean. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent in an effort to stop this ongoing tragedy. Beaches, businesses, and lives have been impacted by the ongoing oil flow. So many plans implemented, yet to no avail. The unprecedented oil leak gushes to the ocean and continues unabated. What is happening we wonder?

It is well known that religion teaches one never to lose hope.


When speaking of never losing hope I looked for a sign currently in the world, and found a great one. The message can be seen and felt with the recent miracle of the rescue of 33 miners in Chile. The miners were trapped a half mile under the earth. The miracle was finding them, nourishing them, and keeping their hopes alive. So many people getting together from all fields, from NASA to drilling experts. From heaven and earth they came to save lives.