18 Adar: Conquering with Joy
CONQUERING WITH JOY
On that very day, the army of G-d went out of Egypt.
(Exodus 12:41)
Others come with chariots or with horses, but instead, we invoke the name of G-d.
(Tehillim 20:8)
The Jewish People are called “the army of G-d,” but they are unlike other armies. Instead of using weapons of destruction, the Jewish People battle evil with Torah and mitzvos. Instead of bloodshed, we conquer with joy to the point that even our enemy, the evil inclination, rejoices in our victory.
Sichos 20 Tishrei, Tzivos Hashem, 5744