Shavuot and Peace

 B”H 

Perhaps it was due to sensationalist thinking, or perhaps an over-reliance on AI and certain “hallucination loops,” but whatever “Storage Wall” of Iranian oil was predicted clearly did not materialize—and neither did an imminent attack over Memorial Day weekend. It was an important reminder to leave such extrapolations to the “experts.”

I do want to say, nevertheless, that if there is in fact a durable peace, it is worth noting that it was announced on Shabbat (still Shavuot in the Diaspora). The conclusion of the war was just like its start: on Shabbat, on a holiday also called Atzeret.

Atzeret means to stop. Like Shemini Atzeret (the 8th day), Shavuot (the 50th day) is connected to what is above nature. It is a reward for our hard work that comes directly from Hashem, often not in the way we would expect.

No longer in the business of predictions or extrapolations, we enter this upcoming Shabbat with a prayer: may the peace be real and ever-expanding, and may the Children of Abraham, the Children of Isaac, and the Children of Israel finally have the ultimate peace with the coming of Moshiach.