Fwd: This is Zionism by Sidney Schwartz - letter to the Washington Jewishweek Editor -Grossly Distorted portrayal of Right Wing Jews

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Dear Editors, amv"sh

I was very disturbed to hear that you actually printed Sidney Schwartz's report of the Israel Day Concert in the Washington Edition of the Jewish Week.  This is especially disturbing because you were informed when this post first came out online,  by many people  that Sidney Schwartz's report of the Israel Day Concert was one big distortion and lie.

In response to our quick reaction to this lie of a letter, you did not print it in the New York edition of the Jewish Week but did you figure you can get away with it in the Washington Edition.  My question to you is  do you knowingly and stubbornly print something that is clearly libelous and a lie?  I hope not!
 
Does the Jewish Week wish to besmirch the reputation of Jews that love the Land of Israel if they disagree with American Foreign Policy and the expulsion of 350,000 beautiful Jews in Judea and Samaria.  These Jews are the salt of the earth and  love the Land of Israel with their heart and soul ?  If not, then why do you choose articles that grossly distort the truth to portray these caring Jews as haters of Arabs.   

In his letter, Sidney Shwartz seems to imply that anyone that speak out against the expulsion of Jews from Judea and Samaria are extremists and clearly hates Arabs.

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From: Robin Ticker <faigerayzel@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Subject: This is Zionism by Sidney Schwartz - letter to the Editor
To: jonathan@jewishweek.org


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Dear Editors of the Jewish Week:

I am a proud activist for Eretz Yisroel for many years.  I lived in Kiryat Arba for approximately 7 years and now living in Brooklyn.  I am totally involved with activism on behalf of the Jews in Judea and Samaria. I was shocked to read Rabbi Schwartz's opinion piece which said that the people at the concert were singing "Am Yisroel Chai,  All the Arabs must die".

I was at the concert and I didn't hear this song being sung.  I heard speaker after speaker and entertainer after entertainer and I did not hear this message from them. It is amazing to me to believe this report when after being so involved for over 30 years with the people that live in Kiryat Arba and Judea and Samaria I have NEVER EVER heard them sing this song!  The fact that Rabbi Schwartz was so quick to condemn the people at the concert and make it appear as if they were consumed with baseless hatred for the Arabs is very disturbing.   This is slander and a lie. 

I am in their circles and I can testify that their motivation is a love of the Land, the love of the Jewish people, a love for the commandments of the Torah and yes a love of humanity.  They have a clear understanding for the mission that G-d has ordained for the Chosen People in the Land,  which will ultimately benefit all of humanity.   We too want  Tikkun Olam.  We believe that the Arabs living in our land must accept Jewish Sovereignty because that is G-d's will.  The nations of the world will be blessed when we observe the commandments in the Land.  

Rabbi Schwartz,  Do the Palestinians have the mandate, inclination or desire of observing commandments of the Torah in the Land?  If not, why should we give them Our Land? Can they bring forth the Kedusha, the holiness that will permeate humanity?

When we Pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America does it mean that we wish all non American's to die? Doesn't it say in the 2nd Bill of Rights, that Americans have the right to defend themselves and a right to bear arms?  Does it mean we wish to kill every non American?

Rabbi Schwartz has turned his back on the Jewish faith when he promotes a Palestinian State.  He has turned his back on the Torah and will have to answer to His Creator about why he was Motzei Shem Ra, lied, about the true intentions of the Jewish People, those like myself who attended the concert,  who love the Land and  wish to support those that live on the Land as per their entitlement in Judea and Samaria. 

The Jewish Week, did a great disservice by printing this Lashon Hara and spreading baseless hatred and lies about a deserving Jewish population.

Please continue to davan for Refuah Shleima -

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Please daven for a Refuas Hanefesh and Refuas Haguf for

Moshe Binyamin ben Duba Chaya

Ephraim ben Badonna

Please continue to daven for them....

Anyone that wishes to sponsor a daughter and sister of these individuals in a leukemia walkathon please contact Tova Abadi at simplefaith2002@yahoo.com

Malcolm Hoenlein and Mort Klein on Obama

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Thank you Stuart Wax for sending me this link. see below links of Malocolm Hoenlein and Mort Klein expressing their apprehension regarding Obama.

Let me respectfully suggest strongly to Malcolm Hoenlein and Mort Klein that we go straight to the root of our entitlement.

Let us quote from the Chumash the following Pesukim

• Bereishis/Genesis Chapter 21:9-12
• 9) Sarah saw the son of Hagar, the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking*. 10) So she said to Abraham, "Drive out this slave woman with her son, for the son of that slave woman shall not inherit with my son, with Isaac!" 11) The matter greatly distressed Abraham regarding his son. 12) So G-d said to Abraham, "Be not distressed over the youth or your slave woman: Whatever Sarah tells you, heed her voice, since through Isaac will offspring be considered yours.

G-d has chosen to give this Land to the seed of Avrohom Yitzchok and Yaakov as an everlasting inheritance. And we, the children of Israel, in turn must keep and observe the commandments of the Torah. One of the spies, Yehoshua's name was changed from Hoshea. Moshe took the "yud" from Sarai whose prophetic vision was greater than her husband's Abraham regarding the matter of who is to inherit the Land.

The fact that the Arabs show or do not show reciprocity or cease or not cease violence is of no major consequence as per who is the rightful inheritor of the Land of Israel.
Kol tuv, Robin

Jews �Very Concerned� About Obama, Leader of Jewish Organizations Says (the leader in this case is Malcolm Hoenlein)

http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/obama_hoenlein_israel/2009/06/14/225064.html

Jewish Leader: Obama May Be 'Most Hostile President to Israel' (The Leader is Mort Klein of ZOA)

http://www.newsmax.com/kessler/Barack_Obama_Israel_Iran/2009/06/22/227763.html?promo_code=81BB-1

Until Malcolm Hoenlein publicly talks of the Biblical rights of the Land and denounces Oslo and Annapolis why do we give him a public forum?

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Years ago I heard Malcolm Hoenlein say that Oslo was a done deal and that the government of Israel is committed to abide by its agreements.  Sounds very responsible. After all the Jewish People must show that we keep our word.

I thought at that time, "What about G-d's Covenant with Avrohom, Yitzchok and Yaakov?  Isn't that a done deal?  How can we renege on our eternal commitment  to G-d's Covenant?".  Our commitment to Oslo is an annulment and direct negation of "Lezaracha Etain Es Haaretz", To Your Children the seed of Avrohom Yitzchok and Yaakov", will I give this Land.

I have heard Malcolm Hoenlein speak eloquently to standing room only audiences, mesmerizing the audience. He is a first class speaker.  He is the world "expert" on antisemitism.  He keeps track of the growth of antisemitism all over the world and he himself says that he is unable to sleep at night.  He is on first name basis with Presidents and  world leaders such as Bush and Putin

Yet his activism has been to promote the Roadmap and Annapolis and the concept of a two State Solution which has been a direct and major  factor in the INCREASE of antisemitism, .instability and rise of terrorism worldwide.  He calmed our fears at Annapolis by saying that nothing of substance was agreed upon.  How can he now explain the freeze and stagnation of Jewish building in Judea and  Samaria? Illegal  Arab building is happening at an alarming rate due to USAID and other monies flowing from European Union and Saudi Arabia.  No new Jewish kindergardens and overcrowding due to no new housing permits inhibiting growth.  Is this nothing of substance? What about removing security checkpoints as a confidence building gestures in promoting peace? Is this nothing of substance to those living in Judea and Samaria under the threat of unsafe roads?

Malcolm Hoenlein does not use Torah to claim our Land and has effectively neutralized all activism against a Palestinian State.  He talks of reciprocity and of the Arabs failure to keep their part of the bargain.  Sounds good? He does not speak out against a Palestinian STate but rather of the need to monitor Palistinian activity in order to ensure that they show reciprocity.  Many others, including PRime Minister Netanyahu err in this regard as well.

This approach works against us.  It implies that had we had a working peace partner then we would have a legitimate reason to give the Arabs parts of Eretz Yisroel. 

Malcolm Hoenlein says that Jews do not stoop to the levels of racism and acts of terrorism shown by the Arabs. We on the other hand, not like them,  work for peace and desire to raise the standard of living of the Palestinians. He speaks of our higher moral standard and to be the shining light among Nations..

This is a very lofty goal and indeed the Jewish Nation wishes to improve peace and prosperity of humanity.  But agreeing to give away our precious Land is doing the very opposite of what he wishes to accomplish.  It's like giving away the violin to someone that hates music in order to produce the most beautiful music.  Then we blame the new prospective owners of the violin of bashing the violin.  We put the blame on them and don't take any responsibility  for their actions, since we lack the understanding that it was our own unwillingness to hold on and protect our precious violin that gave rise to the unfortunate predicament that we found ourselves in. 

We foolishly tell the new owners that we are good sharers and they should learn from our example. They should learn from our higher moral standard and share the violin with us and we will show them how to play.  We are so self absorbed in our benevolence that we are blinded to the fact that they hate music and have no desire to produce music, have no  talent for music and merely wish  to destroy the violin. 

Why did we stupidly offer them the violin? just because they demanded it and threatened us with Kassam and suicide terror attacks if they did not get what they wanted.

The Land of Israel is G-d's precious gift to Israel alone.  There is no middle ground when it comes to the Land of Israel. The Land will not produce for any other people.

The story of Korach, this weeks Parsha in the Diaspora,  proves that when those claim that which is not legitimately theirs, are destined to suffer the consequences.  Korach and his congregation were Leviim, yet they wanted the Priesthood.  They desired the service of Aharon HaCohen, a service that was of a higher caliber  but not divinely designated for them. They coveted that which was not rightfully theirs.  They had their own respectable job to do.  But it wasn't good enough for them.  They wanted a job that was meant for someone else.   Their punishment was severe and a plague erupted.  Clearly, it was not to their benefit to do the Priestly Service.  Only Aharon Hacoehen had the moral character to wear the Choshen on his chest, with the names of all the Tribes on his heart always praying for their well being.  That is precisely why he was Divinely chosen for the job.  He was totally devoted in his love of his fellow Jew and his concern for them and through his  Priestly service was able to atone for their sins.

The Nation of Israel is the Mamlechet Kohanim, a Nation of Priests and a Goy Kadosh, a holy nation whose actualization is to be the Priests of the Nations of the world.  Our desire and yearning is for the betterment of mankind.  However, in order to accomplish our job we must safeguard our rights to the Land just like the priests had guard duty for their priestly  boundaries  and priestly service and the Levites for theirs.

If the Palestinians were given Judea and Samaria it would not be to their benefit.  The Torah clearly says that the Land does not produce for any other people other than the people of Israel.  The Land vomits out those who can not live up to the high levels of sanctity required in the Holy Land.

Malocolm Hoenlein is a gifted speaker.  He speaks of activism.  When heads of Nations gathered to speak of a Palestinian State he told us to be activists for a United Jerusalem neutralizing any activism against a Palestinian State. Then, when they spoke of Dividing Jerusalem he stopped his activism for a United Jerusalem. Instead he told us to speak against the desecrations of the Temple Mount.  Then when the Government of Israel willingly turned a blind eye to the excavations and desecrations on Temple Mount he stopped  speaking of  activism against the desecrations on Temple Mount and  told us to be activists to place greater security in our places of worship and to give charity to those institutions hit by hard economic  times.  Effectively, his activism stopped the activism that was necessary to fight the evil decrees at the time by directing it elsewhere. 

Why does the Gershon Jacobson,  Nachum Segal, Young Israel, Hamodia, Yated and other Jewish Media  give him a public forum?

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TODAY!: RCRF June 23 Rosh Chodesh Tammus Torah Reading and Day of Learning at Rachel's Tomb. RSVP

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 The 11th RCRF Aefer Torah Reading and a Day of Learning and Creating will take place in Beis Lechem on Rosh Chodesh Tammuz,  June 23 beginning with the students of Beit Orot reading the Torah, followed by a repeat lecture by Rabbi Efraim Sprecher, Dean of Diaspora Yeshive located at King David's Tomb.

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The Rachel's Children Reclamation Foundation, 60 West End Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11235 www.rachelschildren.org, 054-224-2649, rachelschildren@gmail.com
SAVE THE DAY: June 23, Rosh Chodesh Tammuz, 11th Anniversary Torah Reading and Day of Learning at Beit Bnei Rachel, Kever Rachel.
*Torah Reading will be by Beit Orot Talmudim

 

*11am Special Lecture by Rabbi Efraim Sprecher, Dean of Diaspora Yeshiva at King David's Tomb, Mount Zion on

 

"Why does Kaballah consider Kever Rachel the holiest kever of all the kevorim?"
*Plaque Hanging and Museum of Jewish Aliyah panel unveiling presenting

 

*The story of Jewish settlement in Beis Lechem in 1879 by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Kalisher 

 

to be presented by Atara Gur, our Rachel Imeinu Scholar in Residence. 

 

*Buses will leave the Israel Centerat 8AM SHARP. A light brunch will be served.

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