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| The Cultural Lobotomy, Theocracy, or the Establishment Clause, you decide |
| 2016-04-26 |
| [JP] As we noted, the Pesach Haggadah begins by emphasizing that a Jew can only be considered free when he or she lives in the Land of Israel, as it says: "This year, we are here; next year, in the Land of Israel. This year, we are slaves; next year, free people." Many Jews in the Diaspora don't understand the meaning of this statement. They think it is talking about some other time and place in history, and not about today. For example, take all of the Jews living in America - they think that they are already free. But as we pointed out in our previous article, they are enslaved in the foreign, gentile culture which surrounds them. This cultural enslavement and identification with the foreign country they live in is so deeply ingrained in their psyches, it is almost like a cerebral lobotomy. In order to illustrate this widespread amnesia, allow me to give a few examples of the difference between a Jew who grows up in Israel and his counterpart who grows up in America: The Jewish youth who grows up in Israel learns Hebrew in school, while the Jewish youth who grows up in America learns English. Interestingly, Rashi teaches that if parent doesn’t speak to his child in Hebrew, it is "as if he buries the child" (Devarim, 11:19.) The Jewish youth who grows up in Israel learns about the history of the Jewish People and Israel, while the Jewish youth who grows up in America learns about the history of America. The Jewish youth who grows up in Israel learns that Abraham was the founding father of his nation, while the Jewish youth who grows up in America learns that George Washington was the founding father of his nation. For the Jewish youth who grows up in Israel, the school year follows the Jewish calendar and its Jewish holidays, while for the Jewish youth who grows up in America, the school years follows the American calendar and America's gentile holidays. The Jewish youth who grows up in Israel sings the "HaTikvah" at the conclusion of important school and national events, while the Jewish youth who grows up in America sings "The Star Spangled Banner." When a Jewish youth in Israel watches the news on TV it's all about Israel, while when a Jewish youth in America watches the news it's all about America. When a Jewish youth in Israel celebrates the Jewish holidays, he or she celebrates them in the Holy Land where the holidays are meant to be observed, while when a Jewish youth in America celebrates the Jewish holidays, he or she celebrates them in an impure and gentile land. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 Kids are taught that America was founded by white male slave owners. It goes downhill from there. Why expect anything different? The Left hates America. It hates the idea of America. What else would they teach? Home School FTW. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2016-04-26 20:07 |
| #4 I think in America the youth are taught the negatives about both countries without many of the positives. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-04-26 15:27 |
| #3 Well, it's (mutatis mutandis) the same in Israel, AC. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-04-26 07:38 |
| #2 youth who grows up in America learns about the history of America. Maybe this used to be true but it sure isn't any more. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-04-26 07:17 |
| #1 Well, I don't know about pure vs. impure, but I do know that American Jews who believe they are safe because "This is America" are sadly wrong. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-04-26 06:56 |