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Ask JTF for Sunday, August 16, 2009

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JTFenthusiast2:
Dear Chaim,

Is it morally wrong to practice Taquiyya with Muslims and/or anti-Semites?  Sometimes, I pass as a non-Jew with my last name and appearance.  In this way, I often appreciate anti-semitism around me when others do not suspect that they are talking in front of soomeone Jewish.  I always condemn anti-semitism, but I do not come out as a Jew necessarily. Many of these encounters occur at work or in social settings.  I am never silent in the face of anti-Semitism, but I am often 'undercover' so to speak.  I don't like it, but don't think I could handle my own anger if I were to be super direct.

Thank you Chaim.

Trace:
Shalom Chaim,

The Constitution says there shall be "no cruel and unusual punishment." However, the Torah says that there should be "an eye for an eye." When I read about things like the savage Michael Vick who ran a dogfighting ring, I believe that people like him should get cruel and unusual punishment. Despite being one of the highest paid football players in America, Vick lost all of his many millions of dollars and went bankrupt. This didn't stop blacks from insisting that he is a role model for kids. (MMMM-HHHHMMMM!!!) Vick also ran a dogfighting operation where dogs were treated horriffically. It is my belief that someone like Michael Vick should be eaten alive by animals, or some other hideous death, for what he did. I don't think the Constitution and its prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishment" should apply to savages who don't abide by our country's laws. I also think that the professional football and basketball leagues should be abolished because they do nothing but provide employment for savages and distract the American public from real issues. What do you think?

Zvulun Ben Moshe:
Shalom Chaim,

What do you think about the Israeli health care and health insurance systems? Are they better or worse than the American ones? How would you change them, if at all?

Thank you.

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