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Ask JTF for Sunday, February 6, 2011

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Yaakov Mendel:
Shalom Chaim,

I personally know several Jews, including Israeli Jews, who do not believe in the Torah and question zionism.  They agree that Jews should have their own state, to avoid being persecuted again by non-Jews, but they say that it should not necessarily be in Eretz Israel. I don’t want to give up on them so I try to answer them without any reference to the Torah because I know that otherwise they won’t hear me. Basically, what I tell them is that Jews are a nation and that the Land of Israel is their historical homeland (not Uganda). The Jews have maintained a continuous presence in Eretz Israel for thousands of years, even after they were massacred and expelled by the Romans, then by the Muslims. It was the Jews who turned the desert into a garden and resettled and rebuilt the Land of Israel and made it what it is today. So the Jews deserve the Land.
I also remind those confused Jews who question zionism that there is no Palestinian people, that most of the so-called « Palestinians » are Arabs from surrounding countries who immigrated after the Jews resettled the desert land, and that Arabs have lost whatever claim they may have had to the land by repeatedly refusing to share it and responding to the peace offers of the Jews by wars of aggression and terror.  
I have the impression I’m really convincing them and that they now see things differently. So I believe what I’m doing is useful. Do you think I’m right to talk to them in a completely non-religious way ? Do you find that compatible with Kahanism, at least as a first step ? Or do you think that I am breaking a Mitzva ? Or that what I am saying doesn’t make sense ?

תודה לך ושבוע טוב

Yaakov Mendel

Jorje15:
Dear Chaim,

What are your thoughts on the protest in Egypt? What are your thoughts on Acient Egypt from that of Modern Egypt? Do you have an African Action Story?

Manch:
Hi Chaim,
when the hope is fleeting, the sickness is terminal and the end is inevitable, say in a case of a cancer patient, would you support doctor-assisted live termination in order to prevent the unnecessary and intolerable physical suffering? Do you think of it as an assisted suicide?

Eden Ben Yitzchak:
Greetings, Chaim. I hope you're doing fine. I have four questions this week;

1. What's your opinion of Eden Natan Zada (may God avenge his blood)?
2. As you probably know, the Kibbutzim are based on pure communist values, and socialism. Generations upon generations of Jews were encouraged to abandon their old tradition and faith. What will happen to the Kibbutzim when the Kahanists take over?
3. Chaim, I have a strong gut feeling that the Judenratt-party ''Kadima'' is gonna win the next election.   Do you think it can happen? If they do, do you think that they will be able to form a strong coalition?
4. In honour of the Shvartza history month, would you kindly share with us a funny affirmative action encounter with a big fat gorilla , or a funny story envolving antisemitic orang utan?

Yishar Koach ve Toda Raba!
Eden.

BritishSword:
Dear Chaim.
  I was rather upset to find out through research that the british government during world war 2 was responsible for denying jewish refugees passage and a place to stay, thereby indirectly participating in the german cull.

  I am also worried for as it says in the good book "I bless those blessing thee and him who is disesteeming thee I curse".
  Of course immediately post world war 2 we saw the decline and fall of the british empire.
  I think the ongoing wrath of the lord explains why the country is in such a mess as well.

What can we the people do to atone for this grievous sin against Israel?

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