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EVEN GOATS HAVE BEARDS
Dear Friends,
in the 5T, we are lucky to have a wonderfully learned speaker. Several times she has told this story in her shiurim:
she had just returned from her year in learning, and she was so excited to convey
to her very great and learned grandfather how awesome the Rabbi with the great big beard was.
He merely replied:
"mameleh, even goats have beards."
I received the following email from
several different proponents of its
message.
It confused me, so I sent it to several
people I respect, and they agreed with
my thoughts about this piece, and I want it
to be a lesson for all.
We will start with the proposition, that
the author writes beautifully. This
is what carries her message.
What is her message really?
Is it mistakenly garbled, or is
intentionally meant to obfuscate her goal.
1. Title: Jews in the Basement
2. It starts with several stories of Muslims killing Jews and a very important message
that the world is focused on how Israelis
"terrorize" arabs, and the world can't see
that the opposite is so throughout the world.
3. Very important message that Israel is not as media savvy as the arabs for their own causes. They dont use murders to capitalize
the world media to their advantage.
4.THEN OUT OF NO WHERE comes the question, where are the Jewish men to defend Jewish women's virtue? How did we get to this issue? Huh?
5. There isnt enough world outrage at the loss of Jewish lives at the hands of Muslims.
6. "Jewish men are cowering in the basement." They are not defending their women from rape and pillage throughout the ages. Huh?? Where did that come from?
7. Then she castigates Rabbi Jacobs, Rabbi Schneier and Abe Foxman for their politics and failures to the Jewish community.
8. Ends with it's time Jewish men came out of the basement.
An extensive internet search revealed nothing about the author AT ALL.
The American Thinker has no biographical information either. While the site seems to authentic, we don't know who is behind it, and what is their agenda.
At it's "loftiest", it is yellow journalism, propaganda, written to inject resentment against men, towards no gain. It appears to blame cowering men for the plight of anti semtism and anti semitic acts against women.
It is not a new concept, that Jews are not
warriors within. History clearly reveals at the time of Chanukkah that it was the women who had to enervate the men to act against the Greeks. It was in the merit of righteous women that we were redeemed from Egypt, so we women might want to review our role in present day galus.
NEVERTHELESS, let us not forget all the men and boys of the Tzahal who defend not only our country from enemies, let us remember who helped Haiti first in its humanitarian aide,
who drops leaflets on its enemies to leave before bombs drop.
The purpose of this article
is to be weary of what comes up on your
screen that appears so artful, but belies
propaganda and negativism.
Remember mamelehs and tatelehs
even goats have beards.
July 22, 2011 The Jews in the Basement
The coming week marks five years since the murder of Pamela Waechter. Who? If the name doesn't ring a bell, here's a brief reminder: She was shot in the head by Naveed Afzal Haq, as she tried to crawl down a flight of stairs and escape, after Haq shot her in the chest.
Still not jogging your memory? How about this: Waechter was the 58-year-old director of the annual campaign of the Jewish Federation of Seattle. Sometime around 4 PM, on July 28, 2006, Naveed Afzal Haq grabbed a 14-year-old girl and thrust a gun in her back. He used her to gain entry to the Federation, and then rampaged through the building, shooting six women -- Layla Bush, Christina Rexroad, Cheryl Stumbo, Dayna Klein (who was five months pregnant), Carol Goldman, and, fatally, Pamela Waechter. Tammy Kaiser jumped from a second-story window to escape, and was hospitalized with injuries.
What was Haq's motive? Well, here's an interesting clue: As he stormed through the halls, shooting and killing, he shouted, "I'm a Muslim-American! I'm angry at Israel!"
Quite a dramatic story, no? And yet it's not a story anybody wants to tell. Grab the average leftist on the street -- or, certainly, on campus -- and ask him about Rachel Corrie, the anti-Israel activist accidentally run over by an Israeli bulldozer. I bet he knows Corrie's story by heart; after all, our cultural grandees never stop pushing it as a "teaching moment" about Israeli brutality.
Likewise, gay activists turned the murder of Matthew Shepard into a universal "teaching moment" about America's homophobia and crimes against gays, and the urgent need for sensitivity training in schools.
But American Jews have found no "teaching moment" in the murder of Pamela Waechter, and the shooting of six women at work, performing the administrative tasks of the Jewish community. The tragedy of Waechter, a Lutheran who converted upon marriage and devoted her life to Judaism, remains a private heartbreak for those who loved her.
And yet, the images of the Seattle women under attack are so unbearable that the question must be shrieked from the rooftops: Where are the men?
Where are the Jewish men, who ought to be rushing to protect their wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters? Where are the Jewish men who lead the community, as Jewish women come under increasing assault, right here in America, from Islamic fanatics?
Where are the Jewish men who will stand up for the memory of Victoria Hen, a stunningly beautiful 25-year-old ticket agent, murdered at the El Al counter in Los Angeles airport on July 4, 2002? Her killer, Egyptian national Hesham Mohamed Hadayet, shot her, then opened fire on 90 people waiting in line for a Tel Aviv flight, fatally wounding Yaakov Aminov. When police searched Mohamed Hadayet's apartment after the attack, they found a sign taped to his door saying, "Read the Koran." Victoria's parents had planned a surprise party for the next day, at which her boyfriend wou ld have formally asked for her hand in marriage.
Of course, you've probably never heard the name "Victoria Hen." Like Pamela Waechter, she's invisible in the Jewish community and everywhere else, an embarrassing victim whose death, if truly examined, would demand a courageous response.
And the Jewish men are very busy, you see, cowering in the basement. In 1903, the great poet, Chaim Nachman Bialik, was sent to report on the Kishinev massacre of Jews in Russia. Bialik was shocked by what he learned of the men's passivity, as their women were raped and murdered before their eyes. He wrote a searing poem, "The City of Slaughter," excoriating the men hiding in the cellar, who silently watched their loved ones' destruction:
Given the nature of our times, David Solway and Daniel Gordis have both written important essays on the relevance of Bialik's poem, which I urge you to read. For once again, here in America, too many Jewish men are crouching "in that dark corner," while Jewish women are attacked.
But oh, how their minds are busy! Political fantasies are spinning wildly in their heads. They're dreaming about "constructive engagement" and "dialogue with The Other" and "reframing the narrative." And should you rush in to defend Jewish women, they will finally leap into the fray -- to attack you!
You don't care about the peace process! You don't respect The Other! You want to impose your values on different cultures! You don't understand why they, trembling behind the casks, are so morally superior to hate-filled, brutish you!
Thus, in that corner, we find Rabbi Richard Jacobs, the new leader of the Reform Movement, beckoning his followers to crouch behind him. He gives the signal and millions of eyes look away, as a three-month-old baby girl, Hadas Fogel, is butchered in her crib, while her mother, Ruth, her father, Udi, and her young brothers, Yoav and Elad, bleed to death in the next rooms.
Rabbi Jacobs sighs, and writes another check to J Street, which lobbies Congress to not protest the Fogel murders.
In that corner, wave hello to Rabbi Marc Schneier, flush with money from Hollywood and the Hamptons. He's busy pushing his "interfaith dialogue" racket, The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding. Rabbi Schneier consults the caterer for his next gala affair, as Berkeley student Jessica Felber cries out under violent assault by the leader of Students for Justice in Palestine, and Hampshire College student Lihi Benisty suffers physical blows, death threats, and daily catcalls of "Zionist pig."
Rabbi Schneier decides on the apricot roasted chicken, then turns to the camera to sternly lecture us on why Jews must fight "Islamophobia."
And in that corner over there, why it's the grand old man of the Jewish establishment, Abe Foxman of the ADL! In Malmo, Sweden, 86-year-old Judith Popinski, an Auschwitz survivor, shudders and says, "I never thought I would see this hate again in my lifetime, not in Sweden anyway," as Jews flee violence from Muslim immigrants. Foxman puffs himself up behind the cask, and demands that Jews give money to help Muslims build mosques in America.
Ten years after 9/11, five years after the murder of Pamela Waechter, it's past time for Jewish men to get out of the basement. The first step: start telling the truth.
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Chabad Of The Five Towns Chabad of the Five Towns presents Beauty of Family Purity for Women class. Join renowned Kallah teacher Mrs. Sara Morosow and you will gain insights into the sanctity of Jewish family life through a four part series on Family Purity. Subsequent classes will be held on August 3: Harmony in the Home, August 10: Sanctity in Marriage Part l and August 17: Sanctity in Marriage part ll. The classes will be held at the home of Mrs. Audi Hecht, 44 Woods Lane in Woodsburgh. The cost is $15 per class or $50 for all four classes. RSVP is appreciated. Please call 516-295-2478 Ad Mosai? What have I done today to bring Moshiach? May Hashem comfort the Kletzky family and all who mourn.
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AGUDATH ISRAEL OF THE FIVE TOWNS Presents World Renowned Author and Speaker RABBI YISSOCHER FRAND Magid Shiur, Yeshivas Ner Israel, Baltimore, MD Monday, August 1, 2011 -- Mincha at 7:55 p.m. Followed by Shuir and Refreshments Topic: "Narcissism: Nowadays, It's All About Me" Location: Agudath Israel of the Five Towns 508 Peninsula Blvd. (corner Cedarhurst Ave.), Cedarhurst Sponsored by Helen and Steven Greenblatt on the occasion of the 35th Yahrtzeit of Steven's father ********** The "Ohel Sara" Amen Group in memory of Sarit Marton a"h Please hold the date:
Rosh Chodesh Av
Monday, August 1, 2011
8:15 AM Brachos
9:00 AM Hallel
9:30 AM RABBI DR. TZVI HERSH WEINREB
Additionally: Please join us Wednesday mornings at 9.30 am after davening to review hilchos brachos.
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This learning should be a zechus l'ilui nishmas Menachem Mendl ben Mordechai Yaakov.
******** CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS (Beth Shalom) This summer season, the Congregation Beth Shalom Shirley & Harold Bogdonoff Bikur Cholim is continuing to arrange for several members who need assistance going to and from Shul. Our teen volunteers are off to summer camp & we invite adults to lend a hand. People who pass by the locations below en route to Shul should contact Lisa Feit at 371-6246 or email lisabog@aol.com 360 Central Ave-Lawrence Washington Ave-Lawrence Broadway & Berkley-Lawrence Muriel Ave-Lawrence We thank all who participate in this important mitzvah! Jeffrey Rosenberg, E-mail Committee Chairman Joseph Grob, Webmaster Michael Novick, Executive Director www.Bethsholom.us Congregation Beth Sholom 390 Broadway Lawrence, New York 11559 Phone: 516-569-3600 Fax: 516-569-3105 **********
I am starting a shiur/study group on Shemiras Haloshon. It will take place once a week, for 4-5 weeks beginning THIS COMING WEDNESDAY, JULY 20TH, 8:30 P.M.
There will be a short hashkafa shiur, learning & discussion of the halachos and a relevant story for starters. We are hoping to have a live call at the end of the class to a Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation Posek to ask a live question.
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YIW ULPAN In response to our successful Ulpan classes, the YIW Adult Education Program in conjunction with Ha-Ulpan is pleased to offer a ten session Intermediate/Advanced course which will meet on Wednesday evenings (7:30 - 9:00 PM), from July 6 to September 7. The class is led by our inspiring teacher, Mrs. Erellah Katz and include a fee of $150. If you are interested in registering for this class, please contact Gail Elsant at momdame1@aol.com We look forward to a successful summer semester. L'Hitraot! Rabbi Shalom Axelrod The Avraham Yonah Reading Group
There are many people in our community who are home bound or for various reasons cannot get out often and seldom have visitors. The Avraham Yonah Reading Group is a volunteer group consisting mostly of women, who go to these peoples homes and read to them. It gives these individuals an opportunity to make friends, have consistent visitors and know that others care about them.
The organization is intended to help people who are home bound, elderly, ill and in treatment or anyone else who may benefit from this service. Volunteers will visit the individuals home for approximately 1/2 - 1 hour, and will either read a book, learn Torah, play a game or just talk with the person depending on their preference. There will be a different volunteer going each day of the week, depending on how many days are requested by the person in need. It is hoped that each volunteer will continue to visit on the same day of every week. If you know of anyone who could benefit from this service, please contact us. We hope you will be interested in volunteering to be a part of this wonderful chessed and join us in reaching out to our friends and neighbors who are in need and hopefully making a difference in their lives. To volunteer, please contact:
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