{"id":33910,"date":"2025-06-15T15:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T15:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/?post_type=news&#038;p=33910"},"modified":"2025-06-15T15:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T15:52:38","slug":"ono-ethiopian-center-director-shares-thoughts-on-operation-rising-lion","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/news\/ono-ethiopian-center-director-shares-thoughts-on-operation-rising-lion\/","title":{"rendered":"Ono Ethiopian Center Director Shares Thoughts on Operation Rising Lion"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video src=\"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/Am-Kelavi-Movie-low-res.mp4\" controls=\"controls\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><\/video><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<h3><strong>Ono Ethiopian Center Director Shares Thoughts on Operation Rising Lion<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom, the founder and director of Ono Academic College\u2019s International Center for Ethiopian Jewry, shared his thoughts about Israel\u2019s Operation Rising Lion to destroy the Iranian Islamic Republic\u2019s Nuclear program whose stated purpose is to destroy the State of Israel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I once wondered why in the Megila, the ten sons of Haman are read in a single breath during Purim. Now, it\u2019s clear: it mirrors the Book of Esther\u2019s sudden reversal, \u201cv\u2019nahafoch hu,\u201d where Mordechai\u2019s quiet strategy\u2014like that of today\u2019s Mossad\u2014stops Haman\u2019s plot, toppling him in one breath. This isn\u2019t just symbolic; it reflects Israel\u2019s history of rising from a threat with faith and courage\u2014whether during the Exodus, the Holocaust, 1948, or Sudan, where I witnessed redemption firsthand. Yesterday, Iran and its proxies plotted destruction; today, their leaders fall, leaving their media stunned. Israel, a small nation, stands as a global power, its spirit awakened like a lion, as the gentile prophet Balaam foresaw: \u201cA people that rises like a lioness.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This reading embodies Israel\u2019s strength, creating light from darkness, as God said, \u201cLet there be light.\u201d The greater the threat, the stronger the awakening. May we see this light in defeating our enemies and bringing our soldiers and captives home safely. For now, we need patience and prayer. May it be God\u2019s will to protect the IDF, Shin Bet, Mossad, and all security forces with strength and peace\u2014on the land, air, and sea\u2014for the sake of His people\u00a0and\u00a0land.\u00a0Amen<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom, the founder and director of Ono Academic College\u2019s International Center for Ethiopian Jewry, shared his thoughts about Israel\u2019s Operation Rising Lion to destroy the Iranian Islamic Republic\u2019s Nuclear program whose stated purpose is to destroy the State of Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":33913,"menu_order":37,"template":"","class_list":["post-33910","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categories_news-updates_news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}