Reply To: The constant protests in eretz yisroel need to be addressed.

PoshiterYid….. this wks sedra explains the attitude of the protesters perfectly. On the פסוק- ולא תעלה based on Rashi, perhaps we can say that the posuk is alluding to a deeper machshava. A person can be so preoccupied with a mitzvah, rushing with alacrity and zeal, that he may inadvertently “step” on another yid. His haste may cause him to ignore the dignity and respect of a spouse, sibling, or child. Says the Torah, as you ascend my mizbeach make sure you don’t offend your fellow Jew – because then the whole mitzvah is rendered posul. As we know the two sides of the luchos, bein adam lamakom and bein adam lachaveiro, were given as one – they are inseparable. I once heard a vert’l. Why is the letter צ called tzaddik? A Yerushalmi yid at the kosel once told me, because it carries a yud – (a yid) on its shoulders! But then he continued: So why is an
א which also carries a yud, not called a tzaddik?
Because at the same time that he’s carrying a yid, he’s also stepping on a yid! (An
א has a yud in the bottom left too.)
What a profound thought! One cannot carry and trample on another yid! So although we may be passionately enthusiastic
in our avodas Hashem, let’s make sure that we are just as careful not to chas v’shalom slight a friend in the process!