One Tisha B’Av Napoleon rode by a synagogue in small town and noticed Jews sitting on the ground and wailing bitterly.
“Why are the Jews crying?” he asked a bystander.
“They are mourning their land which was destroyed about two thousand years ago,” he was informed.
These words deeply impressed Napoleon. “A nation that can mourn over the destruction and loss of their land which occurred two thousand years ago,” he exclaimed, “such a people will never perish. They may be certain they will survive and hat their land will eventually be restored to them.”
Remember. Never give hope. Never jettison your faith. Remain true.
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