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Dear Rabbanim, Media and Activist List: amv"sh
The Jewish Federation and the JCRC are allowing the NIF to march in the Parade and the NIF is gloating:
Under the lies and distortions of promoting human rights, freedom and peace the NIF "celebrate Israel's essential founding principles of democracy, justice, civil and human rights, freedom and peace".
(NIF actually funds organizations that promote the freedom boycott Israeli products and to attack Jews especially in Judea and Samaria where human rights for Jews do not apply especially when it comes to self defense, and the Jews are considered the "occupiers of Palestine".) Read about B'Tselem one of NIF's grantees:
B'Tselem video shows a Yitzhar resident firing at an Arab, fails to mention that Arabs had tried to set fire to the community.By Elad Benari
BDS Financial Backers Gloat About Participating in the Israel Day Parade
Today I turned on Radio Hidabroot (May 22 between 9 and 11) and tuned into Divine Information with Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi. His website is http://www.divineinformation.com/ . He was talking about secular Israeli public schools and the fact they brainwash their kids against religion. He described how in Israel it's pretty unheard of a Rav to provide religious education in a secular school, since they don't want to be "indoctrinated" with any kind of religious education. They don't want to hear any "religious propaganda". But there was one Rav that manages to teach 10 minutes a week in a secular public school in Tel Aviv.
He was asked how he succeeded?
He replied that he once visited the secular school principal and asked to speak 10 minutes about Shavuot. He was told that they are a secular school. He said that is why I came, in order to enlighten the Students about the Jewish Holiday. After all it is not part of their curriculum. So the principal said no more than 10 minutes and that the Rav can not speak about observing Shabbat etc or talk about becoming religious etc. The Rav agreed and said he'll discuss cultural matters like why we eat dairy and not meat etc. The prinicpal insisted that the Rav sign as to the above conditions so that if the parents complain she will be covered. He spoke for 9 and 1/2 minutes and in the last half minute mentioned Psalms. He asked them "Who wrote Psalms?" From 400 students nobody knew. He said Dovid...expecting them to say ben Yishai or Melech Yisrael and instead they yelled out "Dovid ben Gurion!". The Principal was so embarrassed as per their ignorance that she allows him to come every week for 10 minutes to educate.
According to Rabbi Mizrachi, In Israel, secularJews are often clueless about their Jewish heritage. It's a tragedy. In America, those affiliated only through the Federation clearly lack an authentic Jewish education.
Jewish Federation will silence and hide Torah Judaism from Jews who are uneducated.
It is when evil infiltrates and is given respectability and legitimacy, endorsed protected and tolerated in the upper levels of leadership that there is a serious problem. It is when evil is masked under a false identity that unsuspecting Jews turn against their own brothers and sisters because the truth was distorted and they believed that they were fighting for human rights, freedom, democracy, justice and peace.
Jewish Federation is keeping Jews ignorant of their Jewish heritage and redefines the religion by replacing it with their own false religion. They educate in their own way but their education replaces the Torah narrative with post Zionism. In this environment the NIF can operate with deceit, lies and distortions and under a facade of respectability and legitimacy while at the same time they undermine Judaism, the State of israel and the Jewish character of the State.
Rabbanim, isn't it time for the Kiruv professionals to seriously address this matter? Surely it deserves publicity in the papers! These concerns go way beyond June 3rd and the Israel parade. It concerns the Jewish character of Israel. Do we really want to have a "State for Jews" or a "Jewish State?" If you choose a "State for Jews" without the Torah as does the NIF, you will actually choose a "State for Palestinians" who are worthy and deserving of human rights, freedom, justice, democracy and to live in peace and prosperity (without Israel).
Let's Not Forget the Facts and Make our Voices Heard Today!
-This year , New Israel Fund is slated to march again, and we expectB'Tselem and the other groups will once again join NIF, displaying their banners.
-New Israel Fund finances numerous Israeli NGOs (non-governmental organizations), some of which promote Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel.
-For instance, five grantees of the New Israel Fund (Machsom Watch,Coalition of Women for Peace, Women Against Violence, Social TV, andMossawa) signed a letter to the Norwegian Government Pension Fund, urging it to divest from Israel.
-Partners for Progressive Israel (also known as Meretz USA) prominently displays on its website, under the heading "boycott these Settlement products sold in the US, " a list of Israeli products that it wants Jews to boycott. These products include Ahava cosmetics, SodaStream products, and wine from nine Israeli vineyards.
-The chair of B'Tselem's board, Oren Yiftachel, has publically called for "effective sanctions" against Israel. B'Tselem is a major grantee of the New Israel Fund.
-B'Tselem produced the video that was shown at the infamous "Israel Apartheid 2012" events held at Universities and Colleges worldwide.
-Despite the New Israel Fund's stated opposition to Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), their continued funding of these groups shows their actions are not in line with their statements.
To voice your opinion and concern please contact the following:
2) The UJA-Federation President Jerry W. Levin at JWLevin@JWLevinPartners.com
4) Peter Kohlmann, Executive Producer via email atKohlmannP@JCRCNY.org or by calling 212-983-4800 x162
5) Michael Mittelman, Director, Celebrate Israel via email atMittelmanM@JCRCNY.org or by calling 212-983-4800 x487
6) Gianna Bergman, Director, Sponsorships via email at Gianna@CelebrateIsraelNY.org or by calling 203-918-6780
7) Noam Gilboord, Israel & Internat'l, Program Director via email at GilBoordN@JCRCNY.org or by calling 212-983-4800 x489
8) Karen Ostrove, Parade Creative Director via email atOstroveK@JCRCNY.org or by calling 212-983-4800 x482
9) Akiva Roth, Israel Engagement Initiative via email atRothA@JCRCNY.org or by calling 212-983-4800 x488
Who can not be bought or threatened? Hashem Oz LeAmo Yiten....
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Sincerely, Robin Ticker
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