We all know what chazal tell us about sinas chinom, that it was the main reason for the destruction of the 2nd beis hamikdosh, even though the level of Torah learning was extremely high. And Chazal also tell us that this sickness of our nation, the yetzer hora of sinas chinom, still “dances” among us.
Many speakers talk about how we should “tolerate” each other. No, tolerate is not the answer. What does tolerate mean? It means that you are wrong, you stink, but I can “tolerate” you. NO!!!
The KEY word is “understand”. I don’t agree with you, you have a different outlook on everything, but I understand why this is, where you’re coming from. Your heritage and culture are different than mine and so we have different ways of serving Hashem. A moshel parable: I’m standing talking to a friend and get a call from Florida, how do I get to NYC? my answer, take I95 north. And then another call from Boston, how do I get to NYC? Take I95 south. And then a call from Chicago. Answer I80 east. Wait says my friend. You’re giving different directions to each on how to get to NYC? Yes I answer, it depends on where they are coming from. Each one of us in klal yisroel, no matter which heritage we come from, has the same goal, avdus Hashem. We all want to get to NYC. But our ways, our paths, depend on our background and heritage.
Hashem specifically made 12 tribes, 12 somewhat independent nations, each with different cultures. Hashem took us through 12 different paths in the Yam Suf, with transparent walls so we could see each other. We should see that although we all have different paths, but our goals are always the same. Getting through the Yam Suf to serve Hashem on Har Sinai.
If we would all just try to understand each other, Moshiach would come.