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Ask JTF for Sunday, September 28, 2008.
TheCoon:
Hello Chaim,
Do you think Obama winning the presidency will herald a new golden age of black criminality? I read a story about some scummy black criminals who screamed "OBAMA, OBAMA!" when captured by the police and cannot help but think Obama will become a patron saint for black criminals. We see muslim nazis all around the world scream the names of their terrorist leaders and it seems like a symmetrical situation. Do you think many blacks are hoping they can turn the White House and America into one big housing project when that negro monster Obama wins?
Kylefromomaha:
Shalom Chaim. What is your opinion of Billionare Warren Buffett? I am asking because I live in his home town and thought of sending him a goody basket full of caviar, godivas, foie gras and tapes of JTF to see if he might support you and VJA.
PS, tell David Im glad he likes the shirt. I got it from a store in the Bangor Maine Mall when I was still living there. G-d bless you.
Kyle.
zachor_ve_kavod:
Dear Chaim,
I have an ethical question this week. Is it right to separate the art from the artist? Let me explain what I mean. Many people throughout cultural history, who have produced great works of art and music and so on, have been anti-Semitic to varying degrees. There is no doubt that the works they have produced have enriched humanity. But I have a hard time listening to the works of certain composers knowing that they hated the Jews. The most famous and extreme example of this is that the works of Richard Wagner (ym"sh) are forbidden in Israel. I happen to agree with this because there was a lot more to Wagner than his music.
I used to love listening to Stravinsky, but it is hard for me to do that now because of how he felt about my people. If you feel that we should avoid at all costs taking in artistic works from anti-Semites, how far should we carry that? Should Jews avoid listening to Bach, even though Bach was not an anti-Semite, but was a devout Lutheran and Luther was an anti-Semite? I would not like to give up Bach but if Jewish Hallacic prinicples say I must, then I would.
Over time, I have found that people whose works I admired were or are enemies of the Jews. Bit by bit, I have eliminated consuming those works, and I worry that if Jews only appreciated the works of those who were favourable to them, there would not be much left to look at or listen to. As a musician and a Jew, this is a complicated issue for me and I could use your advice. Should I separate the art from the artist?
Thanks as always,
Zachor_ve_kavod.
MasterWolf1:
Hello Brother Chaim
How come the Republicans (McCain) in praticular is not going after Obama's juggular and expose him with guys like Tony Rezko or Bill Ayers, crooks and terrorists? It is time to drop the gloves.
And for old time sakes, got any recent stories with your dealings with blacks as of late?
ItalianZionist:
Chaim,
I don't know why whenever there is a debate about Israel, people never bring up the fact that there were Jews in Israel even before 1948. They always try to say that Israel was populated by Arabs before 1948 and then all of a sudden all the Jews came from Europe to take over the land. But the fact of the matter is, that there were Jews there even during the Ottaman Empire and before. Why doesn't anyone bring this up as an argument for Jewish rights to the land of Israel?
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