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Ask JTF for Sunday. September 12, 2010
Chai:
Shalom brother Chaim. Deepest shana tova to you and your family.
I am quite surprised this question was not asked yet , but what is the JTF position on the Koran burning?
Do you feel the Koran is the instruction manual for Amalek to murder us in cold blood, and thus it is our religious right to burn the koran? It may portray Islam as victims It may hurt solders, but then again will it? History has shown "when the right thing is done" like when Israel ignored the US believe, in 1948 , Israel miraculously won against the Arabs. I think it was Rabbi Kahane that said "miracles have to be earned"! , I think that starts with Jews and Americans standing up for themselves .I also think this issue can rile up patriotic Americans, unlike the Jews and the issue with the templemount and how passive they are with it. Its hard to imagine Rabbi Kahane not agreeing with the pastors side (even though the pastor is a nobody).
If JTF would have done this it would have been JTF on the front page. Hillary Clinton was talking about how upset she is about how she was unable to censer the issue "for the sake of patriotism"
IF this country has a separation of church and state why does the government interfere with the mosque issue and hire Muslim clergies? Isn't that unconstitutional? How can a muslin clergy or any get money from our pockets when religion and state are to be kept separate.
I saw Obama's and Clinton's statement on the issue by the way, what they said was irrelevant, what was interesting however was that they did not seem angry, but rather terrified on what is going to happen next. I find that interesting , do you?
Do you think the mosque burning will lead to Torah burning, (which I doubt) and also find irrelevant (it will be their sin). Such an even though, if it were to happen will just give greater pressure for Jews to come back home to Israel. It would be sad to see a Torah scroll burn for the sake of redemption, however, many Jews had to be burned in Auschwitz in order for Israel to be established, AS WELL AS TORAH SCROLLS. Jews need to wake up and realize the exile is not safe and stop worrying about "maybes" esp the reform.
There is no agenda by me as you know, I don't even plan on living here, but I feel bad for my American bothers and sisters , The USA has always been great to me for the most part and I humbly feel its something that needed to be said asked and talked about here on JTF , the only forum that tells the truth!
Americans should take Kahanes approach and understand its better to be hated by the whole world then a have a United States of Islam that's loved by it.
Have an easy fast!
imaknick:
Is a rabbi of a congregation allowed to make changes to the services?
On every Yom Kippur, the rabbi in my synagogue decides to blow the shofar after arvit instead of after neilah, so that people stay and not leave for arvit.
On Rosh hashanah, At the end of the service he does another round of shofar blowing that is not written in the machzor, Because I believe he wants the people who showed up late and missed the sounding of the shofar earlier to hear it.
JTFenthusiast2:
Dear Chaim,
May Hashem bless you and yours. I hope this past week brought you and all of our JTF brothers and sisters nothing but good things.
1. Can you please give a fully enunciated, alliterated and complete YSV, with full translation? I have two names that I think you can give a full throaty hearty YSV to: Norman Finklestein and Noam Chomsky. If I have a choice, Norm Finkstein really deserves it, that vile disgusting piece of garbage. Abomination is too formal a word for that piece of DREK.
2. Can you please give a fully enunciated, alliterated and complete Zeker Tzadik, with full translation? I have two names that I think will serve this nicely as well: Z'ev Jabotinsky and Rabbi Kahane.
3. What is the latest with the Jewish heroine Nadia Matar? Several months ago, I read about a synagogue who 'strongly condemned' her after they realized she was a featured speaker in a club at the same said synagogue. Terrorists can blow up Hindu, Christian, Jewish, Sikh, Bahai, and Buddhist religious spaces, but people who tell the truth about terrorism are denied the First Amendment: totally disgusting!
On a more humorous note, I recently moved from far away upstate NY back to NYC. When I used to listen to you upstate, a part of me felt 'how can he have so many stories?' Let me tell you, I'm now surpised you dont have EVEN MORE! EVERY day when I take the NYC subway and buses, I have about 3 stories per day at least! My latest one could be entitled, "I be a lesbian, mmmhmmm." I was gone from this city for 6 years and let me tell you, it has only changed for the worse.
In the past month, I have noticed increeased NYPD presence in even the small subway stations. Have you noticed this as well? If so, what is your assessment of this?
Maimonides:
Shalom Chaim and Shana Tova! Thank you as always for your hard work and for answering my questions.
In the past ten years would say that the situation in Israel has gotten worse or better? Ten years ago most Israelis were still convinced that land for peace was the way to go, and JTF was not producing hebrew videos on youtube that reach thousands of Israelis. On the other hand, ten years ago Gush Katish was still in Jewish hands and Barack Obama was not around to pressure Israel.
Kahane-Was-Right BT:
Dear Chaim,
I recently came across some comments at Tzvi Fishman's blog on Arutz Sheva. Here the idea of a "mass movement" was mentioned in relation to comments about overthrowing the Israeli regime. The claim is made that a mass movement is not necessarily essential as a first step. Given the following points, do you think JTF should revise its strategy or do you agree with what they say? Here is one of the comments:
"This claim is erroneous because it implies that there can be no change without a mass movement. In fact, there is no need for a mass movement until relatively late in the game, if even then. Consider how the Bolsheviks gained power. The first need is NOT a "mass movement " but a focused minority movement carefully guided by the proper knowledge. This is why political change that succeeds in invariably led at first by passionate minorities.
...just search for my essay about ACT UP, which I used as a case study for political action."
Chaim, are you familiar with ACT UP, the tactics they used, and can/should those be put to use by the Jewish hilltop pioneers to achieve political change?
May Hashem bless you and your family and inscribe you and your family in the Book of Life.
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