An Open Letter to the President of the United States of America

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Mr. Donald J. Trump

From the Golan Heights Embassy – Israel

Sanhedrin Initiative

Advisory and Justice Boards

Introduction: Why This Letter Is Written

This letter is not written out of fear. It is not written because something is unsafe.

It is written because it is impossible that, in a world governed by the Creator of Heaven and Earth, there exist no alternatives to escalation, destruction, and perpetual war.

We therefore ask to begin at the beginning.

Power and Responsibility

The President of the United States of America is the Commander-in-Chief of one of the most intimidating military forces in the history of mankind.

Power itself is not evil.

Power is a trust.

Yet power alone is never the measure of true leadership.

A principle known intuitively across civilizations, and articulated clearly by Torah wisdom, teaches:

A lion is not truly respected unless he harnesses his power and shows mercy.

Strength without restraint inspires fear.

Strength governed by wisdom inspires legitimacy, endurance, and moral authority.

Kosher Animals and the Moral Architecture of Leadership

The Torah defines a kosher land animal as one that chews its cud and has split hooves.

Chewing cud is slow.

It requires patience.

Grass and heavy fibers take time to digest.

The trade-off is intentional.

Such an animal does not live by consuming the flesh of its peers.

The lion, by contrast, eats other animals—often animals on his own level.

His path is faster.

Easier.

More aggressive.

But the Torah quietly asks a moral question:

What kind of king consumes his own subjects?

This is not biology.

It is political and spiritual philosophy embedded in law.

The Prophetic Vision: Nature Will Change, Not the Law

The prophets describe a future era:

“The wolf shall dwell with the lamb… and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.” (Isaiah 11)

Jewish tradition explains:

This does not mean Torah law will change.

It means creation itself will be refined.

This is why our sages teach that the pig will one day become kosher—

not because the laws will bend,

but because the pig will change its nature and acquire the missing sign of chewing cud.

The pig already appears kosher externally.

Internally, it is not yet aligned.

It is an animal with potential.

Imagine a crocodile—armed with razor teeth and predatory instinct—choosing to eat grass.

Absurd?

Perhaps.

Yet this is precisely the prophetic claim:

when humanity elevates itself, nature follows.

Humanity Leads — Creation Mirrors

In the generation of the Flood, Scripture states:

“All flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.”

Our sages explain that animals themselves violated natural boundaries, mirroring human moral collapse.

The pattern is clear:

When humanity desecrates sacred boundaries, creation unravels.

When humanity returns to divine order, creation realigns.

Israel is described as a sheep among seventy wolves.

The role of the Jewish people has never been domination.

It has been moral instruction.

To teach the nations that war is not good,

that it is an evil necessity at best,

and that it must be avoided unless sanctioned by the highest moral authority.

War and Judgment According to Torah

According to Torah law, decisions of war are not entrusted to one individual.

They require a Sanhedrin:

• A minimum of 23 practicing Jewish Torah Scholar Judges

• Ideally 71 judges

Why?

Because deciding the fate of countless lives is not a personal decision.

It is a sacred burden.

King David—our clearest example of a God-fearing ruler—did not wage war impulsively.

His kingdom was structured, judicial, accountable before Heaven.

We have addressed this structure in detail in our published article on the establishment of Davidic governance.

Napoleon: Ideas Outlive Cannons

History offers a sobering parallel.

Like President Trump, Napoleon Bonaparte stood amid continuous campaigns.

He dismantled corrupt, detached monarchies.

He advanced revolutionary ideas.

The very concept of a Republic, foundational to the United States of America, emerged from this era.

Few remember:

Napoleon sought to reestablish the Sanhedrin.

He recognized that true change comes from just ideas anchored in moral authority.

Yet when rivers of blood did not stop flowing,

and when the sword could not be put down,

Napoleon was defeated.

Not because his ideas failed—

but because he could not slow the machinery of war.

Ideas endure.

Cannons do not.

A Personal Appeal to the President

Softly, Mr. President.

Friend of the Jewish people.

Friend of the Holy Land of Israel.

A genuine human being striving for a better future.

Remember your humility and your place before the Creator of the universe.

Surround yourself with Orthodox Jewish Torah scholars—

men whose authority traces back to Sinai itself.

Their counsel is not political.

It is moral.

It is rooted in fear of God.

Seek peaceful paths.

Act with patience and mercy.

Become known not only as a conqueror of cities,

but as a conqueror of the animal soul—

the inner nature that every ruler must tame.

This is the kingship the Torah praises.

Justice Must Be Seen

It is not enough that justice be understood privately by leadership.

Justice must be revealed as justice.

We therefore urge:

Allow judges in the United States to publicly review national issues and publish their findings openly.

“Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her returnees with righteousness.” (Isaiah 1:27)

Transparency itself is a moral act.

Closing Blessing

As advisors within the Sanhedrin Initiative, we bless you:

May you continue to merit the immense responsibility placed upon you—

to defend the people of the United States of America,

a nation that taught the world, openly and without shame:

“In God We Trust.”

May strength be tempered with mercy.

May power be guided by wisdom.

May leadership be crowned with humility.

Golan Heights Embassy – Israel

Sanhedrin Initiative

Advisory and Justice Boards

Rabbi Yosef Edery

Lead Sanhedrin Initiative Advisor

Golan Heights Israel