Stand up!

Once, a salesman approached a home and heard a big commotion inside. When the door was opened for him, the salesman asked if he could speak to the master of the home. “Well, sir,” came the reply, “you will have to wait around a bit; we are deciding just that right at this moment.
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Something was wrong. Pinchas, a nephew of Aharon, watched the seen unfold. Zimri, the leader of the tribe of Shimon, approached Moshe with a non-Jewish Medianite woman. He had married her and now wanted permission from Moshe for this relationship Moshe told him the law – that it is his prohibited; Zimri gathered up some chutzpa and said, “If that’s the case, how did you marry the daughter of an idol-worshiper?”
Pinchas couldn’t understand; here, this man had done a sin which is punishable by death, and all the greatest sages, including Moshe, were arguing and debating with him! So he walked over to his uncle and asked, “Haven’t we been taught that for this sin one must be murdered by religious zealots?” Moshe responded, “The one who read the letter should be its sender (you remembered the law, so you do it.)
So this little guy mustered up some courage and murdered Zimri together with the woman, to the shock and anger of Zimri’s group. And for this deed Hashem gave Pinchas a special blessing: Once Pinchas died, he became Elijah the prophet, the messenger of good news and blessings to the Jewish people.
Yes, there are times when the leaders are quiet, and you think to yourself “who am I to mix in when the big boys are keeping their mouths shut?” However, we must know that in some scenarios (please don’t take this out of context; were talking only about when one’s sure and when Moshe gives permission,) we must take things into our own hands and stand up for the values we all believe in.
Like today for example: there is so much at stake, and there may be no one else to make a difference if we won’t. Find the courage to stand up for morality, for truth, for justice –add one deed of goodness and kindness AND BRING MOSHIACH NOW! Finally!
From Florence city of art, I wish you a Shabbat Shalom