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Ask JTF for Sunday, August 31, 2008.
Ambiorix:
Hello Chaim,
What would have been the result of Trotsky becoming president of the Soviet Union instead of Stalin?
Dan Ben Noah:
Shalom Chaim,
If worse comes to worst and Iran ends up nuking Israel, G-d forbid, the Jewish people would not have a country left to save anymore. Assuming that you are still here in the United States, what would be the next course of action that you and this movement would take after an attack like that?
Respectfully,
Dan Ben Noah
Zelhar:
Shalom rav Chaim,
At list 25% of the children who are given national orthodox education is Israel end up completely secular. Many others become Charedim and they stop being concerned with the survival of our tiny Jewish state. What are your thoughts about this issue ?
Gimatria:
Dear Chaim,
I recently had dinner with some friends in Great Neck (or perhaps we should call it "Great Drek"?). At the dinner, my friend's son (who is about 20) mentioned that he would be returning to Brandeis University in Waltham, Ma. When I asked him how he liked studying at Brandeis, I couldn't believe the things he told me. For example, last year they forced him to live with an idiotic, ignorant shvartza named "Jamal" who was accepted to the school on a full-ride scholarship even though he was an absolute moron. Moreover, he said that one of the most popular students on campus was a so-called Palestinian student who wears a kafiyah scarf. What really shocked me was when my friend's son said how extensive the Islamic studies department was.
I thought Brandeis was a Jewish University, Chaim! What is wrong with these people? Why do they insist on providing scholarships for morons like "Jamal". Why do the mostly Jewish undergraduates worship this PLO terrorist classmate of theirs? Lastly, what would a Kahanist government in Israel do visa vis the ultra left wing university system in Israel?
Toda Raba Achi,
Gimatria
Masha:
Dear Chaim, can you comment on Sarah Palin, McCain's choice for Vice President? Do you think it's right that a mother of 5 children, one of whom is newborn and has Down Syndrome (which means that he requires a lot of care and attention), is running for a political office of such high visibility? Is this responsible? Is this consistent with the values of traditionalism? Can this be truly called "pro-family"?
Note: I am not saying that we should now vote against McCain or not vote at all. We should still vote to defeat Obama - that is our number one priority. I just want to hear your opinion about this situation from a moral perspective in order to calibrate our moral reference points.
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