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Ask JTF for Sunday, August 29, 2010

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Manch:
Shalom Chaim,
Rabbi Kahane, ZT"L HY"D, in one of his speeches stated that:
"In Sukkor, we find that there are 4 things that God is sorry that He made, Yishmael, Kassdim, Yetza Harra, and Galut."

Later, while reading HaRav's Kahane book "Never Again", I've came across description of the Kishinev's pogrom by poet named Chaim Bialik. Bialik published his epic masterwork, "The City of Slaughter," a searing condemnation of Jewish passivity, from which the following is taken:

"Descend then, to the cellars of the town,
There where the virginal daughters of thy folk were fouled,
Where seven heathen flung a woman down,
The daughter in the presence of her mother,
The mother in the presence of her daughter,
Before slaughter, during slaughter, and after slaughter!
Touch with thy hand the cushion stained; touch
The pillow incarnadined:
This is the place the wild ones of the wood, the beasts of the field
With bloody axes in their paws compelled thy daughters yield:
Beasted and swined!

Note also, do not fail to note,
In that dark corner, and behind that cask
Crouched husbands, bridegrooms, brothers, peering from the cracks,
Watching the sacred bodies struggling underneath
The bestial breath,
Stifled in filth, and swallowing their blood!
Watching from the darkness and its mesh
The lecherous rabble portioning for booty
Their kindred and their flesh!
Crushed in their shame, they saw it all;
They did not stir nor move;
They did not pluck their eyes out; they
Beat not their brains against the wall!
Perhaps, perhaps each watcher had it in his heart to pray:
A miracle, O Lord — and spare my skin this day!

About a year ago I finished reading another book: Wars of Ancient Israel that provided countless examples and stories of fearsome Jewish fighters and brilliant commanders, who, always outnumbered, demonstrated miracles of heroism. My question is following:

Clearly, based on rabbi Kahane's statement, the Galut is a punishment that not only perverted the essence of Judaism but also contorted the nature of a Jew who, from a fearless warrior, merciless to evil fighter became a caricature.

How do we know the G-d is really sorry about creating something? For a being who is above Time Dimension, it simply not possible to do something and to regret it, afterward. Please helps me to understand the this - how G-d can be sorry?
 perverted the 

He regrets having made the Galut. This is a bit difficult to understand. There is a reason for the Galut. The Galut is punishment for the Jew who sinned, but the worst of all possible things happened because of the Galut and the Galut itself.

Sid:
Shalom,

1. How are Jews supposed to feel about Jesus Christ?
2. What do you think of the Amish?
3. What do you think of mother Teresa?

Secularbeliever:
Shalom Chaim,

I was in New York last week (left the day before the JTF meeting unfortunately) and on the final day went to the UN (United Nazis) since we were staying on East 42nd St.  I refused to give them any money for tours so I could not see much.  I did see a statue and plague for Lord Folk Bernadotte the great peace maker and humanitarian (sarcasm on heavily).  I found myself laughing at him and if there was not fairly heavy security might have spit on his statue.  It made me think about how there was a time when people needed to be afraid to be Jew haters or to hurt Jews.  In his case the assassins were never caught or prosecuted and I have trouble believing the Israeli Bolshevik leaders did not know who they were.  It seems that even Ben Gurion did not mind this act.  Please tell our members about the heroes of Lehi who eliminated this Jew hating "diplomat".

Finally as I was leaving the UN I walked south and passed Robert Moses Park.  Is the East side of Manhattan fully dedicated to anti Semites?

RightWingGentile:
Dear Chaim,

A few questions this week:

1) With this being the 5 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, two words come to mind: Sodom & Gomorrah. Do you think that this was G-d's way of expressing His displeasure with the so-called "chocolate city", New Orleans?

2) The hideous, satanic animal Ray Nagin, the so-called "Mayor" of New Orleans, was the one who dubbed New Orleans a "chocolate city". Do you think he likes melted chocolate? Because I have a feeling that there's going to be lots of melted chocolate in his future.

3) In the same vein, there is currently a major cholera outbreak in Nigeria. Despite the American medias portrayal of schvartzas as the brilliant doctors and medical geniuses, they can't seem to get these diseases under control. Would you be opposed to cholera spreading to the rest of Africa?

4) Could you please share an affirmative action story involving Sarah Bat Zvi? I hope I've spelt that correctly.

G-d bless you and our fabolous JTF'ers,
RWG

Maccabi:
I have some questions about the ideal economic relationships between Israel and the nations.

Israel is sort of supposed to be a nation that dwells alone...right?

how does that apply to foreign trade?

should we be trying to export as much Israeli goods as possible?
(and therefore becoming less economically dependent on other countries?)

also, what do you think about foreign investment in Israeli companies?

should we encourage foreign investment in Israeli companies as much as possible?

is it good to have companies like Microsoft setting up R&D facilities in Israel?

In your opinion, is it ok when Israelis are working for foreign companies (some of which may be run by non-Jews)
in the land of Israel?

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