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Ask JTF for Sunday, December 20, 2009.

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davinci:
Shalom Chaim

Alexander the Great, who lived from 356 - 323 BCE, is considered one of the most important personality in human history.
In a very short time he was able to conquer a huge empire winning battle after battle.

Looking a bit into the internet I discovered that, according to the Talmud, Alexander the Great had an encounter with the High Priest to whom he even bowed, and so he renounced to destroy Jerusalem.

Apparently the Jews of that time decreed after this incident that all the Jewish firstborn of that time be named Alexander which according to this internet source remains a common name among the Jews.

So I have the following questions:

1. Is the source I read accurate?

2. What is your opinion of Alexander the Great?

Regards

davinci

WestCoastJTF:
Dear Chaim,

I would greatly enjoy hearing your commentary on two things I read today:

(1) I read that Netanyahu has promised that the current settlement freeze will only last 10 months, after which it will 'aggressively' resume.  To me, it seems like if the true goal was aggressive settlement, there would be no freeze.  What is the point of a freeze?  I can't decide if this 10-month temporary freeze is (a) a tactic to score points with the Arabs, (b) a tactic to score points with the Left, (c) general insanity, or (d) all of the above.  Your thoughts?

(2) I read that Obama has signed another six-month temporary delay of moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.  Apparently, every president since 1995 has renewed this temporary delay for six months and they do it every six months.  They don't have the statutory ability to completely refuse to move the embassy, but they can continuously renew a temporary delay.  I assume this is all concessions to the Arabs.

chicagojew:
Shalom Chaim, and Happy Chanukah to you ands your family. What is your opinion  of Ben Bernanke, time magazines so called person of the year?

IsraeliGovtAreKapos:
                                                              בס"ד

Hello Chaim,

First I want to thank you for answering me last week.
What do you think should the West and especially the Americans do with the Chinese monstrous rise and its vassal NK (Northern Korea)? I mean it just pees in a shape of a rainbow on the White House and does whatever it wants. I know China is THE next superpower but there has to be something the West (or at least America and Canada, the Germano-Christianic era in Europe is over almost officialy) is able to do.

Thanks and happy week,
Ron Ben Michael.

Chai:
Shalom brother Chaim
I really liked your response on Noah and his drinking.. One thing I have to say on the issue of the decline of drug usage is while cannabis use may be on the decline, (tobacco as well thankfully) The ratio of drinking alcohol recreationally remains the same. As Pm would you ban bars? Because alcohol like tobacco are addictive drugs and I can assure you (for alcohol anyway ,that they do kill brain cells) the only purpose for a bar is to just get drunk to which that leads to other bad things. This is why the torah prohibits non-kosher wine to prevent intimate encounters between Jews and gentiles and for this reason I feel it is one of the most underestimated recreational drugs out there, as getting drunk has absolutely no medical benefit. Do you agree? I am not saying Im perfect, I have gotten drunk a few times,  but I think its the truth which is why i rarely do it. I would love to hear more of your thoughts on this.

Thanks so much and if you have time I would love to hear an affirmative action story.

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