Daily Chizuk #1619

Achenu Kol Beit Yisrael – Feeling the Pain of Our Brothers
אֲחֵינוּ כָּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל, הַנְּתוּנִים בַּצָּרָה וּבַשִּׁבְיָה, הַמָּקוֹם יְרַחֵם עֲלֵיהֶם
We say this heartfelt tefillah, asking Hashem to have mercy upon all of our brothers who are currently in danger.
A question has been asked: Why do we say "Achenu kol Beit Yisrael" — all of the Jewish people? It seems to imply that every Jew is in danger, even though the threat may be limited to a specific location or group.
The answer is that when one Jew is in pain, every Jew feels that pain. This is the strength of our nation — a people bound together by heart and soul. And it is in that merit — that we feel the suffering of our fellow Jews as our own — that we pray for הַמָּקוֹם יְרַחֵם עֲלֵיהֶם, that Hashem will indeed have mercy upon them.
Hashem loves every step we take to come closer to Him. We may not always see the results immediately, but we know with certainty that every tefillah, every perek of Tehillim, every act of growth, brings salvation — both for ourselves and for all of Am Yisrael.
May Hashem fulfill our tefillah:
וְיוֹצִיאֵם מִצָּרָה לִרְוָחָה וּמֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה וּמִשִּׁעְבּוּד לִגְאֻלָּה, הַשְׁתָּא בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב
And have compassion on all our brothers and sisters.