Anti-Semitism Rise

Unfortunately, there has been a rise in anti-Semitism recently, even in America. Baruch Hashem, the askanim have, and continue to work tirelessly to ensure that we are not affected from potential offenders. Hashem should bentch them with everything good. But it does make one think why and how this is happening, particularly in a country with freedom and equality built in to the very foundations.
If we look at the history of our nation in galus, we find a pattern. When the need arose, there was a migration to a different land. It took some time, and we settled down, and even prospered. Seeing success earned through hard work in a new land, a desire arose to benefit from the culture of whatever nation we were residing in at that time. As time went on, the level of integration rose. Suddenly, the previously friendly nation started less welcoming, even hostile. Finally, it became so bad that we had to leave and find a new place to stay.
This is still a little vague, however. A possible answer lies in the texts written by the haters themselves. They don’t seem to have a problem with a spiritually elevated, humble, and pious nation living in their midst. They focus on actions that the Torah teaches us against engaging in. These have varied from nation to nation. But these are actions that they are guilty of themselves. Why are they a basis to hatred and ultimately expulsion?
I think the answer is straightforward and has been mentioned before. It just needs reminding of from time to time. We are the Am Hanivchar. Hashem expects us to act based on the standards He set forth in the Torah. When we remember to use the Torah as our life guide, Hashem gives us the everything we need to serve Him. But when we forget, and set our standards based on the society around us, Hashem sends messengers to remind us. The messengers tell us what we are doing wrong, sometimes explicitly, and sometimes we must read between the lines. If we listen right away, we can hope that the messengers will finish their duties and be silenced. Then we can continue being a people that are a positive example in every way and serve Hashem unhindered.
I thank the askanim for their continued efforts and daven that they should be successful in everything that they do. Meanwhile all of us should listen to what the voices of the messengers are saying and see what message Hashem is sending us. I daven that the message should be heard and acted upon, we should not experience any more pain in this galus, and that Hashem will send Mashiach and bring us to where we truly belong.