Our thoughts are with Israel at this time.
There are bad people in the world. This is not a new phenomenon. We read in this week’s Torah portion, how G-d thought about destroying the entire world and all of humanity due to the evil that existed then. On second thought, G-d decided to bring a flood and save Noah and his family. He would continue humanity through them. The words of destruction were only in G-d’s thoughts, whereas saving and continuing civilization was spoken out loud, so to speak.
G-d didn't speak it. When you bring a negative thought into speech, you bring it closer to happening. When G-d speaks, it's guaranteed to happen.
We all have people we dislike for various reasons. Let us each make a commitment to try to push away any negative thoughts about others, and for sure to not say anything negative about other people.
Say good things, share good stories, do more mitzvahs, and let us get away from any negativity.
Have a good Shabbos be vigilant and stay safe!
Rabbi Kushi Schusterman