Shalom Everyone,
I too am proud of everyone involved in JTF's efforts. Although the outcome of the election was not the desired result we must remember that our efforts were not in vain. Anyone looking at this political situation can see that we were fighting an uphill battle. Because of the unpopular war {mostly the fault of MSM media portrayal of events}, the economic crisis {mainly due to democrat mismanagement}, and Bush Derangement Syndrome the prospect of a Republican winning the election was nearly nil. It is wonderful that McCain got the 48% which he got.
What is very sad is the news which I just read from A7 news. It appears from exit polls that 77% of American Jews voted for the nightmare Obama. This is very distressing considering what Obama appears poised to do, raping Israel. This needs to be a wakeup call for all Jews who place any importance on their Jewish heritage. We need to work harder on growing larger families and spreading the teaching of Torah to all Jews. The Jewish people need to come together and stop creating new divisions between the people. Even in the days of Moshe the people were divided into tribal families but were all called Bnai Israel {Children of Israel}. The Jewish people today are much more divided than they were 100 years ago. This fact causes me much distress every day as I try to figure out a way to bring our people back together.
I am proud to be a Jew and proud to be a JTF member. We have seen infighting and division within our ranks. I am working on myself to become more perfect according to Torah. A Jew has the capacity to bring light into places of darkness and to banish the darkness. Sometimes we forget we are here to bring peace to the world. My advice is to work on our character traits in preparation for the awesome events which will unfold possibly very soon.
muman613
Thank you Muman, great comments as usual. I too am distressed by how divided we Jews are. It is sad and ironic that Jews were more united in the galut. We are a stiff-necked people. I believe that Jews today are reacting to the 1900+ years of exile, when they had little power over their lives. Now they can reject external authority. But they are making a serious mistake by rejecting the greatest Authority of all. I have hope. We Jews are drawn to the Torah like a homing device. We will find our way back to Torah. I am convinced of that.
Of course in every organization there is going to be some infighting, but I think that overall, JTF has been remarkably cohesive. And I am proud of that. It is a good sign of our righteousness that we have only grown stronger through adversity. It is a sign that we are on the right path. People generally want to be on the winning team, and though we have lost this particular battle, I think our members know that we will win eventually.
I am reminded of a story I read so long ago, that I can't even tell you where it comes from. Perhaps you will recognize it. It is said that at the end of their lifetimes the pious man and the impious man will both have tears in their eyes. The pious man because he was able to climb over the highest mountain, and the impious man because he was not even able to jump over a piece of string.
I think our members are aware that the ideas of Torah, the ideas of Judaism, the ideas of JTF transcend our own particular contexts, and that we are a part of something that is difficult but righteous, burdensome but holy.
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