True Peace: A Teaching from the Yanuka

True Peace: A Teaching from the Yanuka

There has been considerable discussion worldwide about the onset of a time of peace, according to the Vilna Gaon. The Yanuka recently gave an incredible shiur on this topic. One idea particularly stood out.

What Is Real Shalom?

True peace isn't when one side wins and the other gives in. It's creating harmony between two parties while honoring both perspectives.

How? There are three sides to every disagreement: his side, her side, and the Torah's side.

The Torah serves as our source of truth. When our purpose becomes creating an environment where H'shem's name becomes great, that's the ultimate peace.

The Real Issue

In my practice, 99% of arguments between my clients aren't about the actual issue—they're about the feelings behind it. Hurt, feeling unappreciated, not feeling heard.

This means that even if we "solve" the surface problem, we haven't created real Shalom if those deeper wounds remain unhealed. Simply fixing the issue won't bring peace.

We must reach deeper, find the hurt, heal it, and become vessels that can hold and create peace. This isn't just about ending this conflict or that one—it's about fundamentally changing ourselves into people who generate Shalom wherever we go.

The strongest kli (vessel) is someone who acts with derech eretz—that is the true way to be mikadesh shem shamayim. Derech Eretz brings a person to be liked by everyone. When I respect anyone and behave respectfully, I become a person who is trusted by others and truly praises H'shem's name.

Our Prayer

May H'shem's name be great, and may our desire to create such a world bring ultimate peace. May this bring nechama to families of precious souls we've lost, be a zechus for hostages and those in Iran, and bring yeshuot to all of Am Yisroel.

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