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How to Wage War for Peace: Mashiach and the Divine Name "Shalom"
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- Dec 19, 2025
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Summary
0:00 How to wage war for Hashem 1:45 Rambam's treatment of the laws of Chanukah – a celebration of military victory – ends with the teaching that peace is the purpose of the whole Torah 4:45 Why Jews can't be inspired to wage war 8:15 The motivations of war 11:45 People who believe in fighting tend to fight more effectively; why polytheists are the better warriors 15:30 A person who believes that war will never be completely eradicated from the world will wage war with more conviction 18:30 King David couldn't build the House of Hashem because he was a man of war 20:25 Mashiach will wage war and also build the House of Hashem 26:30 Before the war of Gog U'Magog, Eliyahu the Prophet will come to make peace in the world 29:30 People are motivated to war because they value one thing more than any other thing; Hashem is not a thing, but rather the possibility of all things being harmonized 32:45 Hashem will tell Mashiach to smash his enemies with a metal bat, and Mashiach will refuse and instead offer Shalom 35:15 Mashiach can't fight for Hashem because Hashem is not a thing 36:15 The word "Shalom" is the thing for which Mashiach is motivated to fight 37:45 Polytheists have things to which they are dedicated and committed; the Jews have words instead of things 41:15 Jews care about nothing but words 43:45 Why Hashem alone has a Bible and the other gods don't 45:30 The Torah is a method of making something out of nothing 47:15 "Davar" means both thing and "word"; "Shalom" is the ultimate word because it is not a thing 52:30 By declaring the word "Shalom," a motivation for war is generated 55:45 Why Eliyahu's teaching of "Shalom" will trigger the ultimate war 59:45 Mashiach will wage war because he stands for peace…