Beneath the Torah there seems to be a layer of wisdom, that we have to apply in this war, to make sense of it all.
Jews are far away descendants of a diaspora from Scandinavia, so some of the ancient lore of the Scandinavians are possible lore to make for a base of reflection in this day and age as well.
In the north, the lore is kept in the wisdom of the runes.
The Nordic Thorah is the Runes.
One of the letters of the runes is the letter Ur or Urz. It represents the ox, or rather the ancient wild ox that was prevalent in the north many thousands of years ago.
It is contrasted with the letter fehu, that represents the domesticated cattle.
The wild auroch was admired for its strength, power and were untamable.
Both physical strength as well as emotional and spiritual strength.
On one hand the untamed strength is a powerful engine towards a goal.
Yet the message of Ur as a rune is also, that we have to “tame” the energy so that the energy can be directed to a place that is beneficial for all.
It is in a way a reflection on the sephirot strictness and mercy.
Yet it talks to the nature of the Jewish people. We have this raw strength that is devastating, if we loose it upon the world, as we have done numerous times. Torn down empires.
There is however a reflection on the aim of civilization in opposition to raw strength that we have to do.
When to be civilized and when to fight.
That is how you win wars.
G-d bless the will to get the hostages back, and develop as a people in the process. Get to know ourselves better.