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Ask JTF For Sunday January 25, 2009
takebackourtemple:
You had previously mentioned that 9/11 was when the US ceased to be a world superpower. I disagree. Last Tuesday was. Hopefully Hashem can restore our country after what we will have to go through over the next four years.
Daniele.from.Italy:
Dear Mr Ben Pesach
I would like to ask you how did New York look like when you were young and how did it change compared to these years?
In particular I'm interested in the way the different cultures (Irish, Italian, Jewish etc.) were interacting with each others in those days.
(I'm quite ignorant about this and the little I know comes from movies were the relations between these cultural groups are always portraited as quite tense (gang wars etc.))
I know that every cultural group tended to live in its own neighbour so, was it "dangerous" to cross the "borders" of your cultural neighbour? For example could a Jewish person walk in the italian neighbour (and viceversa) without being bothered in some way?
Was that New York a nicer place to live and grow up than present day New York? And if so, what are the main reasons that brought this change in your opinion?
Thanks in advance for your answer, sorry for the many question I'm asking in this single post
MasterWolf1:
Hello Brother Chaim
As you know I am working on a project called Team Infidel.. My question for you is about Christians from the Mid East. Are they a worthy ally or is it fear for their own safety due to the fact so many were murdered, raped and were also thrown out of their homes by the Muslims? With some of them I am a bit spectical cause I don't know their true reactions. I have spoken to some and do love the United States and Israel but I don't know is it a genuine love or part time love. Could it though be fear from some knowing how Muslims for example what they have done to the Copt, Assiryans and Lebanese Christians? We all seen footage of churches being burned down, sacred shrines of Christianity and bibles destroyed by the Muslims. Give me your input.
Masha:
Hi, Chaim. You said before that the Holocaust was the punishment inflicted on the European Jewry for their refusal to immigrate to Israel. Why wasn't the same punishment inflicted on the U.S. Jews though? Weren't they in the same position (having refused to immigrate to Israel and content to live in America)? Also, why is Ha-shem punishing Israeli Jews today by terror acts? A lot of innocent Israeli Jews have become victims of terrorists in the recent years. Why are they being punished? Haven't they performed the greatest mitzvah by living in Israel and are thus much more righeous than those Jews who choose to live in galut? In the meantime, those Israeli Jews who have chosen to leave Israel and emigrate to the U.S. and other countries end up finding good jobs and living prosperously while their brethren die in Israel. This doesn't seem fair.
DownwithIslam:
Hi Chaim, I can't tell you how upset I am about missing the meeting. A shop was installing something in my car and it took longer than expected. I didn't get the car back until it was too late for me to make it in time. I will be at the next meeting and I hope you are there too.
Now for my question, do you believe that Gabby Ashkenazi is an improvement over Dan Halutz? I know that Ashkenazi is a kappo but I want to know if he is better than Halutz. Thanks so much Chaim.
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