Yom HaZikaron 2025 offers an opportunity to reflect on the nature of remembrance in scripture. Beyond political alliances or cultural sympathy, Jewish sages see history through the lens of divine purpose. Whether remembering the fallen of Israel or recalling the Exodus, Jewish memory is not merely about looking back—it is understanding how the past continues to shape the present and guide the future.
What do we choose to remember, and why? Do our memorials glorify power, or do they recognize the sacrifices that call us to a higher moral and spiritual responsibility? These are the questions that Jewish memory—and the invisible pulse of history—continually urge us to ask.
The invisible hand of history
When Assyrian armies overran ancient Israel, it was recorded as a chastisement from God, not because of Mesopotamian military might. When Jerusalem fell to Nebuchadnezzar it was not due to superior Babylonian armament, but the result of Jerusalem’s transgressions, God’s discipline, and His greater plan for redemption.
This interplay between divine will revealed in...
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