tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976081.post6658789120810562348..comments2024-03-15T10:36:55.634+02:00Comments on Bat Aliyah: Clinging Tenaciously to TreifUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976081.post-41996416508956246032010-01-24T09:18:17.504+02:002010-01-24T09:18:17.504+02:00People are stepping up to the plate to prove what ...People are stepping up to the plate to prove what they're made of, in spiritual terms. Eirev ravnimikim and bnai amalek don't want to live here, but their spiritually Jewish brethren do (remember: the Jewish gene pool was never cleaned out from historical attacks upon it). And some Jews just fail to learn or to keep up with the class. <br /><br />The whole point of Torah is to teach us our Jewish job: developing spirituality by recognizing/respecting HaShem, and doing the mitzvot where He directed us to do them: ISRAEL.<br /><br />YGUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561238240863865077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976081.post-17255410268295766612010-01-14T14:44:38.137+02:002010-01-14T14:44:38.137+02:00Regarding JiangxiDad's comment, Judaism is not...Regarding JiangxiDad's comment, Judaism is not Thomas Jefferson and equating the two is a mistake. <br /><br />I say to any Jews who in the states that you should leave America for love and fear, but if only 1 works then so be it. 4/5 of Yiddim left Egypt, we should not make the same mistake again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976081.post-21925752873581788372010-01-02T21:27:20.015+02:002010-01-02T21:27:20.015+02:00Nice, "in your face, cut to the chase" p...Nice, "in your face, cut to the chase" post. Scared me at first, as did a recent Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo drash entitled something like "I'm thinking about taking off my kipa." As it was supposed to. This is not a good time in history to do things mindlessly. Wearing a kipa should matter. Eating kosher food should matter. Moving to Israel should matter. If it doesn't -- one may not be equipped for the job. He should leave it to someone who is ready and willing to make the commitment.rutimizrachihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809119908148195009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976081.post-73145106241076837812010-01-02T16:28:48.746+02:002010-01-02T16:28:48.746+02:00Interesting topic, much food for thought. I also r...Interesting topic, much food for thought. I also read the J-Post article, and the comments. One thing to add, that someone once said to me: <br /><br />In the end, there may only be one difference for Jews in America, vs. our experiences elsewhere, but it's a big difference. Jews here possess the same inalienable rights as others to own weapons for protection against others, including, and especially a tyrannical government--the main purpose of the 2nd amendment. As things look now, we appear closer to needing them--but so do many Am. Christians. In any case, all I'm really saying is that nobody promised any American, Jews included,freedom without having to fight for it. So I'd suggest that before people emigrate to Israel simply because they're becoming more afraid here, that they fight back. Live free or die isn't just an old saying. Jews can live free in Israel, and can live free in the US, and both have the ability to fight to keep it that way. That in itself is a blessing. God bless the USA, and God bless IsraelJiangxiDadnoreply@blogger.com