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Many are interpreting the latest news about Iran through the prism of their preconceptions.

If you never liked or trusted President Trump, you dismiss anything good he did in the past and see his latest pivot towards Iran and statements about Israel as confirmation that you were right all along.

On the other side, those who ardently supported President Trump are shattered, devastated, and feel violated and betrayed.

Iran, Trump, and the Lesson Jews Keep Forgetting | Aish From unprecedented ally to devastating disappointment — and why neither extreme should define how Jews see their place in history.

More people believe in prayer than they realize. What do you think?

The Torah claims that "God chose [the Jews] to be His treasured people from amongst all the nations on earth." But it isn't that simple.

Being chosen is conditional, as the Torah also says: "If you listen to my voice and guard my covenant... you will be to me a nation of leaders and a holy people".

Being a "nation of leaders and a holy people" is earned. It comes from embracing Jewish values - like the respect for human life, peace, justice and equality, education, the centrality of family, and social responsibility - and, more importantly, living them.

That's what "listening to my voice and guarding my covenant" means. It's not magic. Being chosen is a responsibility. It's what happens when you embrace the Torah's agenda, and live those ideals that are at the heart of being a Jew.

Learn more about the concept of the chosen people: https://aish.com/the-chosen-people-2/