When the stone altar was constructed in Jerusalem for the Holy Temple, we are told that no iron could be used in its construction. Each stone had to be quarried by hand using no metal implements. As the Mishnah directs, "...iron is used to shorten lives while the altar extends life." Middot 3:4
We use metals to destroy. Our deepest hopes, aspirations, learning and prayers must be used to allay our worst impulses. We must never confuse to the two. Our task to bring Godliness into the world, not introduce more chaos and destruction.
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