Following the War of Independence, Israel needed to secure its borders against the hostile Arab nations which surrounded it. Ein Gedi, on the western shore of the Dead Sea, was secured on Sunday, March 20, 1949.
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War of Independence
Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld played a leading role in the Jewish community of British-Mandatory Jerusalem for almost six decades. He authored the book of responsa Salmas Chaim.
G‑d is not just big—He is infinite.
If He were only big, then those things that are small would be further from Him, and those things that are big would be closer.
But to the Infinite, big and small, far and near are irrelevant terms.
Nothing is too small for His concern; no place is too far that He cannot be found there.
He is everywhere, and He is found wherever anyone will seek Him.