B'H
It has been one of those crazy days in my life. I have been trying to get out more CV's into schools and to answer more teaching job ads. I am immensely annoyed that two jobs I applied for have been withdrawn which means they have bestowed the job in house and the advertisements were for show and they were never seriously considering new blood. I wasted time writing a covering letter for my excellent CV. That was for starters.
Then the real fun starts and I have been the recipient of something like ten emails from a person I still consider a friend despite the accusations of hostility and the like, then that I was fantasying about being bullied and projecting and told I am very paranoid. Interesting stuff.
This came about because this friend is very close to someone who is going to court on 53 counts of child molestation, rape, false imprisonment etc etc and I am a friend come acquaintance of a family ( taught two of their kids years ago English private tutoring) one of whose members has gone very public about this matter because this person was one of his victims.
I hardly ever read the papers but I was accused of believing the 'lashon hara' that is printed in the media about a 'good person who has done tshuva' and I am not thinking correctly and it is not the Jewish way to condemn a person who 'made a few mistakes in his younger years' and then this person was being incredibly emotive. while I understand the emotive aspect of a person who is a personal friend of a pedophile or an alleged pedophile, we need to be aware that pedophiles are not the usual criminal. They are actually a lot smarter and much more manipulative than the average person.
They are very clever at manipulating people - even highly intelligent professional people - psychologists into feeling sorry for them as they strive to justify even to themselves their behaviour and they blame the victim in a variety of ways. They are often the most subtle and destructive of bullies because they try to pass off what they have done as youthful folly, or they will blame the victims - even in court and when confronted with what they have done, they will indulge in delusional behaviour that fails to take account any sort of responsibility to a child or vulnerable person who is in their care. They do not want to understand that a child or person with some sort of intellectual or physical challenge needs care and protection. They will think only about their physical needs and satisfaction with out a thought for the other person. They are driven by instinct and are very, very cunning in what they do. They are very good at covering up what they do and justifying it to themselves and others.
Therein lies the major problem. They have no responsibility to vulnerable children, only to themselves and what they want. They are totally lacking in empathy for others and play on other people's empathy and sympathy in doing what they do. They lack empathy for their parents, they lack empathy for their own children if they have children and they choose to indulge in behaviour which is so cruel and cunning because they pursue their own physical pleasures at great emotional and psychological cost to those around them.
They fool others into believing that they are 'harmless'. They are reformed and now angelic individuals who might have once or twice patted a boy or two on the bottom, or 'chldish curiosity led to harmless experimentation with a younger child in their teen years.' I actually think that the fact that they have indulged in such acts shows them to be dangerous to young children and teenagers. I would not want such a person in a school around young people. To be honest, it is dangerous and we are deluding ourselves as a society if we think we can absorb such people into areas of the community where they come in contact with children and young vulnerable adults.
We can be compassionate to such individuals who have seen the error of their ways and give them the chance for Tshuva or change in their behaviour, but we must not put a stumbling block before the blind.
Our first priority should be to protect and guide such members of the community, like children and young adults who are victims or potential victims of these sorts of people.
I have spent nearly twenty years teaching. My priority at all times is to protect the vulnerable members of the community who are potential victims of pedophiles and nothing will change the way I think about them. I think they are sick and need help, but I do not want nor need to put vulnerable children or young adults in harm's way. Even as adults we have a duty of care. One friend said to me, well so long as he did not touch my sons, I do not care. We should not air dirty linen in public.' I disagree because of the following.
It is enormously challenging and hurtful for a person to get up and say that he or she has been interfered with in a public area. It has all sorts of repercussions and people, well meaning people who are friends or family of the perpetrator will struggle to deal with the fact that someone they know and love could be so callous and selfish. They will go into denial and that is human nature.
We cannot hope to understand the emotional pain and suffering that a person who has been a victim of a pedophile goes through. They suffer and they suffer for years. The amount of substance abuse and crippled lives of abuse survivors is well documented in many cases. Molesters destroy people and attack their very soul. It marks them and it takes a very strong person to move on and they do with support and counselling.
As a teacher, I see my duty of care is to protect students and young people to whom I have a responsibility and whom I am supervising. I have little sympathy or empathy for the position of the 'abuser' or pedophile. I cannot afford to and will not. First and foremost I must and will protect the interests, emotional and psychological health of students in my care. I cannot and will not afford sympathy to someone who is about to interfere with a student or has interfered with a student. My opinion is and always will be that there are better people equipped to deal with such people and they are the police and judicial system hopefully.
Yes, there are people who are falsely accused but not in cases where there has been a pattern of abusive behaviour. Educational institutions cannot afford to have people who are more concerned with the welfare and soul of the perpetrators. They and teachers exist to serve and educate the students who are our future generations. It is as simple as that.
Just a post script. I was told that we should leave the justice to G-D and it is not the Torah way to persue and defame a fellow Jew.
Well the Torah is about truth and justice and even the sheva mitzvot of Benai Noah (non Jews) is about setting up courts of justice., G-D expects us to show compassion and also to have commonsense. Being a Jew is about being G-D fearing and to have some sense of justice yourself and commonsense and not be so blind that we ignore the spiritual needs of the children in our effort to save the soul of an individual who may have already forfeited his soul to other gods.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Religion and Freedom
B'H
Yesterday I had a very interesting conversation with a parent of a child at my son's school. This lady is a lovely woman and a good mother. Jewish as I am Jewish, but our perceptions on religion differ remarkably. We discussed the fact that I wear a sheitel (wig) and she commented on it. Basically her query was along the lines of "If I am not married, why do I cover my hair?'
I actually replied,"Well, it is my choice and it feels right for me. It is an expression of who I am and where I stand in terms of my religious observance.' I did not want to make her feel guilty or somehow less than spiritual and compare my level of observance with hers and so I added 'Everyone has his or her path to G-D and I do not judge others about where they stand.'
She immediately turned it around on me and said 'Oh, yes, we all pick and choose what we do.' That answer shocked me and made me do a double take because I thought immediately,'Hey, HELL NO. It is not about picking and choosing. It is about the level of commitment you give to something. How much of yourself do you give to Hashem (G-D) and submit to doing something that sometimes goes against our basic selfish nature as a human being.' I find that covering my hair and keeping kosher, (keeping Jewish dietary laws) being shomer shabbat and Yom tovim, shomer negiya (not touching or even shaking hands with a member of the opposite sex until after the Huppa - marriage ceremony), observing Jewish fast days and other aspects of Jewish Orthodox practice fulfils my role as an observant Jewess and it protects me from unnecessary spiritual conflicts, unnecessary unions with men who would seek to exploit me. My lifestyle and the obvious expression of my beliefs in my mode of dress and talk and actions mean that men are aware that unless they are single Jewish Observant and Orthodox and within five years of my age either way, I am not a suitable mate for them. It cuts out the unnecessary small talk if you like. If they think I am married because I cover my hair, all the better, because unless someone is interested enough to speak to my Rav and friends about who I am and my status, then definitely, I am not interested.
Also inherent in this conversation, is the HOW. I may be lacking in areas that she is very accomplished in and people's perceptions of others differ. I remember being in a library a few years back and there was a lady there who indicated an ex husband of mine, 'has a heart of gold.' Now I bit back the comment that 'perhaps it would have been better if he had a human heart that was merciful and kind and not one of metal', but I did not. He may have changed, but he was definitely not for me. I spent two and a half years of the most psychologically shattering time that I have ever had in my life with this person who shall remain nameless. He was psychologically abusive to me, my step children and his ex wife.
I had nightmares, crying jags and went away from religion almost completely for several years because of this man. He was a hypocrite in other words and tried to make me one. His ex wife was from a very religous family and became non religious because of his actions and treatment of her during their marriage and after it ended. He tried to make it all her responsiblity for being NOT religious but it was actually he who was the non religious person.
He disrespected my parents who were in their sixties and insisted that his children both below ten call them by their first names, something I was particularly uncomfortable with. He was rude and quite offensive to his own mother and it was a hillul Hashem because she was not religious and he was supposed to be religious. he agreed grudgingly to keep Halav Israel at home, but still ate in vegetarian restaurants that were treif and even ate fish meals there and made fun of the fact that I did not. I remember that trying to placate him I began to have coffee in the restaurants with him and it was a big step backward in my level of obervance and the beginning of the end.
It was all about control and keeping control over another person in anyway you can. If you can't control the person or they have their own ideas, you destroy them psychologically until they submit to you and then you play with them emotionally and psychologically until you break them down or they leave.
Real Jewish faith is about voluntary submission to G-D not to man or to woman. You do something because you believe that it brings you
1. closer to G-D
Therefore
2. You become a better, stronger person who contributes to society
and
3. you refine your character in ways that are healthy and productive.
It is not about you or others taking on your beliefs. You are an individual and you are choosing or take on a lifestyle that you feel drawn to, comfortable with, that is in line with pre-existing beliefs held by you as an individual.
Being an observant Jewess has freed me to be myself and an individual. It allows me to think critically and not to follow fashion trends in speech, dress and conduct that go in and out of style anyway. I know and understand who I am and I am still discovering. Being an observant jew does not stop with a level of Kashrut or whatever. It is a continual learning process that starts with birth and ends in this world when we pass or are nifta. Then it most likely continues into the next world and beyond.
What I understood from the failure of my marriages and other relationships was that one should not be frightened to be an individual and do not submerge yourself in the mentality of another person be they religious or not religious. Drastically insecure people will rant and rave and try to bully others into their way of life and beliefs because they want someone to join with them. They are lonely frightened individuals who need to bully to feel justified in who they are or who they think they are. When you are strong, you do attract a lot of anger and spite from those who are not so strong or are weak willed. They want to pull you down to their level to make themselves more comfortable and that is the crux of it all.
Set yourself high standards in thought, word, deed whether you are religious or not and be kind to people and do not seek to destroy others because it is you who will end up being destroyed, from your soul out.
My religion gives me the freedom to be who I am and who I like being. I make choices and am beholden to G-D if I do the wrong thing and G-D only. I do not need the approval of a man or woman to be myself, because I do at all times try to be a positive and secure person who looks to the future and not the past, although I am aware of both the past and the present.
Shabbat Shalom
Yesterday I had a very interesting conversation with a parent of a child at my son's school. This lady is a lovely woman and a good mother. Jewish as I am Jewish, but our perceptions on religion differ remarkably. We discussed the fact that I wear a sheitel (wig) and she commented on it. Basically her query was along the lines of "If I am not married, why do I cover my hair?'
I actually replied,"Well, it is my choice and it feels right for me. It is an expression of who I am and where I stand in terms of my religious observance.' I did not want to make her feel guilty or somehow less than spiritual and compare my level of observance with hers and so I added 'Everyone has his or her path to G-D and I do not judge others about where they stand.'
She immediately turned it around on me and said 'Oh, yes, we all pick and choose what we do.' That answer shocked me and made me do a double take because I thought immediately,'Hey, HELL NO. It is not about picking and choosing. It is about the level of commitment you give to something. How much of yourself do you give to Hashem (G-D) and submit to doing something that sometimes goes against our basic selfish nature as a human being.' I find that covering my hair and keeping kosher, (keeping Jewish dietary laws) being shomer shabbat and Yom tovim, shomer negiya (not touching or even shaking hands with a member of the opposite sex until after the Huppa - marriage ceremony), observing Jewish fast days and other aspects of Jewish Orthodox practice fulfils my role as an observant Jewess and it protects me from unnecessary spiritual conflicts, unnecessary unions with men who would seek to exploit me. My lifestyle and the obvious expression of my beliefs in my mode of dress and talk and actions mean that men are aware that unless they are single Jewish Observant and Orthodox and within five years of my age either way, I am not a suitable mate for them. It cuts out the unnecessary small talk if you like. If they think I am married because I cover my hair, all the better, because unless someone is interested enough to speak to my Rav and friends about who I am and my status, then definitely, I am not interested.
Also inherent in this conversation, is the HOW. I may be lacking in areas that she is very accomplished in and people's perceptions of others differ. I remember being in a library a few years back and there was a lady there who indicated an ex husband of mine, 'has a heart of gold.' Now I bit back the comment that 'perhaps it would have been better if he had a human heart that was merciful and kind and not one of metal', but I did not. He may have changed, but he was definitely not for me. I spent two and a half years of the most psychologically shattering time that I have ever had in my life with this person who shall remain nameless. He was psychologically abusive to me, my step children and his ex wife.
I had nightmares, crying jags and went away from religion almost completely for several years because of this man. He was a hypocrite in other words and tried to make me one. His ex wife was from a very religous family and became non religious because of his actions and treatment of her during their marriage and after it ended. He tried to make it all her responsiblity for being NOT religious but it was actually he who was the non religious person.
He disrespected my parents who were in their sixties and insisted that his children both below ten call them by their first names, something I was particularly uncomfortable with. He was rude and quite offensive to his own mother and it was a hillul Hashem because she was not religious and he was supposed to be religious. he agreed grudgingly to keep Halav Israel at home, but still ate in vegetarian restaurants that were treif and even ate fish meals there and made fun of the fact that I did not. I remember that trying to placate him I began to have coffee in the restaurants with him and it was a big step backward in my level of obervance and the beginning of the end.
It was all about control and keeping control over another person in anyway you can. If you can't control the person or they have their own ideas, you destroy them psychologically until they submit to you and then you play with them emotionally and psychologically until you break them down or they leave.
Real Jewish faith is about voluntary submission to G-D not to man or to woman. You do something because you believe that it brings you
1. closer to G-D
Therefore
2. You become a better, stronger person who contributes to society
and
3. you refine your character in ways that are healthy and productive.
It is not about you or others taking on your beliefs. You are an individual and you are choosing or take on a lifestyle that you feel drawn to, comfortable with, that is in line with pre-existing beliefs held by you as an individual.
Being an observant Jewess has freed me to be myself and an individual. It allows me to think critically and not to follow fashion trends in speech, dress and conduct that go in and out of style anyway. I know and understand who I am and I am still discovering. Being an observant jew does not stop with a level of Kashrut or whatever. It is a continual learning process that starts with birth and ends in this world when we pass or are nifta. Then it most likely continues into the next world and beyond.
What I understood from the failure of my marriages and other relationships was that one should not be frightened to be an individual and do not submerge yourself in the mentality of another person be they religious or not religious. Drastically insecure people will rant and rave and try to bully others into their way of life and beliefs because they want someone to join with them. They are lonely frightened individuals who need to bully to feel justified in who they are or who they think they are. When you are strong, you do attract a lot of anger and spite from those who are not so strong or are weak willed. They want to pull you down to their level to make themselves more comfortable and that is the crux of it all.
Set yourself high standards in thought, word, deed whether you are religious or not and be kind to people and do not seek to destroy others because it is you who will end up being destroyed, from your soul out.
My religion gives me the freedom to be who I am and who I like being. I make choices and am beholden to G-D if I do the wrong thing and G-D only. I do not need the approval of a man or woman to be myself, because I do at all times try to be a positive and secure person who looks to the future and not the past, although I am aware of both the past and the present.
Shabbat Shalom
Monday, April 30, 2012
A number of Notes and News
B'H
Yesterday was the twenty third day of the Omer. What is the Omer? It is when we count 49 days from the festival Pesach to the festival of Shavuot. Pesach is the festival of Freedom and Liberation from Eygpt the House of Bondage or Slavery and seven weeks later we celebrate the festival of Weeks Shavuot which is also known as the festival of first fruits of the harvest and people travelled to Jerusalem in the times of the Temple to bring the best and choicest of their harvest in both livestock and farm produce to the Cohenim or Priests to offer to G-D as a means of thanks for the bounty and goodness that the Master of the Universe bestows on us for sustaining us through to another year.
It is one of my favourite festivals but then I am fond nay, enraptured with all the Jewish festivals and holidays. Particularly fond of Shavuot though because of Ruth the Moabite who was the great grandmother of King David.
Sadly Prof. Benzion Natanyahu the father of Bibi the Israeli Prime Minister was nifter yesterday and passed into the next world. It was the day of Gevurah Netzach and roughly translated means Discipline in Endurance. By all accounts, he was quite an amazing gentleman.
Bibi and his brother Ido should receive the comfort of Hashem along with all mourners of Jerusalem and Zion.
Thirdly it is to say that I do hope that the Government of the State of Israel realises that it is time to annex Judea and Samaria NOW. I have been to Israel twice. Once in 1986 I spent a year there mainly on Kibbutzim. In 1994 I made Aliyah and spent a total of seven years there. I returned to Australia in 2000 and intended to be back in Israel within five years.
Sadly it has been twelve long years and I do know that I will get back one day with my son. I spent most of my second sourjourn there in Tel Aviv and taught in Haifa, Rahovot, Sderot (Now they are a great bunch of people - loved them dearly), Jerusalem (also loved my Jerusalem classes) and Tel Aviv.
I know where I eventually want to live in Israel and where I would like my son to live with his family. In the heart of Israel and thus I have a vested interest in Israel both as a Jew and a future home land for my family.
Yesterday was the twenty third day of the Omer. What is the Omer? It is when we count 49 days from the festival Pesach to the festival of Shavuot. Pesach is the festival of Freedom and Liberation from Eygpt the House of Bondage or Slavery and seven weeks later we celebrate the festival of Weeks Shavuot which is also known as the festival of first fruits of the harvest and people travelled to Jerusalem in the times of the Temple to bring the best and choicest of their harvest in both livestock and farm produce to the Cohenim or Priests to offer to G-D as a means of thanks for the bounty and goodness that the Master of the Universe bestows on us for sustaining us through to another year.
It is one of my favourite festivals but then I am fond nay, enraptured with all the Jewish festivals and holidays. Particularly fond of Shavuot though because of Ruth the Moabite who was the great grandmother of King David.
Sadly Prof. Benzion Natanyahu the father of Bibi the Israeli Prime Minister was nifter yesterday and passed into the next world. It was the day of Gevurah Netzach and roughly translated means Discipline in Endurance. By all accounts, he was quite an amazing gentleman.
Bibi and his brother Ido should receive the comfort of Hashem along with all mourners of Jerusalem and Zion.
Thirdly it is to say that I do hope that the Government of the State of Israel realises that it is time to annex Judea and Samaria NOW. I have been to Israel twice. Once in 1986 I spent a year there mainly on Kibbutzim. In 1994 I made Aliyah and spent a total of seven years there. I returned to Australia in 2000 and intended to be back in Israel within five years.
Sadly it has been twelve long years and I do know that I will get back one day with my son. I spent most of my second sourjourn there in Tel Aviv and taught in Haifa, Rahovot, Sderot (Now they are a great bunch of people - loved them dearly), Jerusalem (also loved my Jerusalem classes) and Tel Aviv.
I know where I eventually want to live in Israel and where I would like my son to live with his family. In the heart of Israel and thus I have a vested interest in Israel both as a Jew and a future home land for my family.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Youth and Age
Youth knows everything there is to know
About nothing
Their elders are things
that account for naught
Because our thought
is old fashioned and far too slow
to keep up with Internet news
with face book societies' views
Instead we meander around like Neanderthals
Plodding on about values and the long haul
in the scheme of life and hope youth does grow
More wise and tolerant of somethings
Before too long see that the instantaneous brings
Only a little joy before the fall
Into a pit of lies which maul
the unwary and take the dull witted to account.
About nothing
Their elders are things
that account for naught
Because our thought
is old fashioned and far too slow
to keep up with Internet news
with face book societies' views
Instead we meander around like Neanderthals
Plodding on about values and the long haul
in the scheme of life and hope youth does grow
More wise and tolerant of somethings
Before too long see that the instantaneous brings
Only a little joy before the fall
Into a pit of lies which maul
the unwary and take the dull witted to account.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
In light of Events that happened in Itamar
B'H
Today I read an article about how IDF soldiers helped an Arab infant and probably saved its life. This is in direct contrast to the way the Arabs will see our children and families. Last year, two of their young men cut the throat of a three month old baby and the throats of her beautiful parents and stabbed her two older brothers.
I wonder what goes through the minds of the parents of these boys. Maybe it is misplaced pride at the 'daring and cunning' of two young men who broke into the home of a peaceful family on Shabbat and killed five defenseless people. I would be concerned about the ruthlessness and lack of compassion of someone who would do such a thing.
I know when I read about the deeds of young Israelis in the army, I feel proud of them and the way the majority conduct themselves. They are worthy human beings who have to deal with very difficult situations at a very youthful age. They are indeed a credit to their parents and families.
A child or young man or woman that could cut the throat of a three months old baby - I would not want such a person in my house or anywhere near my family or friends. Such persons are beyond humam redeemption. It is up to G-D to deal justly with them.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/155077#.T5iXURrOVlc.facebook
Anyway today we celebrate the refounding of the state of Israel and while we wish her happy birthday 64 years old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGtSpsYURAQ
and the answer is YES, my heart is open and the door is never locked and we will do our best to support Israel from where ever we are in the world. Hashem should bless the land and the nation of Israel. Her people should prosper and her Torah scholars be renowned in the world. We should be able to fill the world with the grace of Israel as a Torah observant nation and one that owns her land and does not give it away.
Today I read an article about how IDF soldiers helped an Arab infant and probably saved its life. This is in direct contrast to the way the Arabs will see our children and families. Last year, two of their young men cut the throat of a three month old baby and the throats of her beautiful parents and stabbed her two older brothers.
I wonder what goes through the minds of the parents of these boys. Maybe it is misplaced pride at the 'daring and cunning' of two young men who broke into the home of a peaceful family on Shabbat and killed five defenseless people. I would be concerned about the ruthlessness and lack of compassion of someone who would do such a thing.
I know when I read about the deeds of young Israelis in the army, I feel proud of them and the way the majority conduct themselves. They are worthy human beings who have to deal with very difficult situations at a very youthful age. They are indeed a credit to their parents and families.
A child or young man or woman that could cut the throat of a three months old baby - I would not want such a person in my house or anywhere near my family or friends. Such persons are beyond humam redeemption. It is up to G-D to deal justly with them.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/155077#.T5iXURrOVlc.facebook
Anyway today we celebrate the refounding of the state of Israel and while we wish her happy birthday 64 years old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGtSpsYURAQ
and the answer is YES, my heart is open and the door is never locked and we will do our best to support Israel from where ever we are in the world. Hashem should bless the land and the nation of Israel. Her people should prosper and her Torah scholars be renowned in the world. We should be able to fill the world with the grace of Israel as a Torah observant nation and one that owns her land and does not give it away.
Monday, April 23, 2012
David Ha'ivri speaks about the state of Israel and Judea and Samaria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwvia53oUNs&feature=related
David Ha'ivri - one of the few sane voices in Israel at this time.. What he says is so rational and commonsense. Oh, I forgot, commonsense is not the fashionable these days. We should be emotive and destructive to our own and not look at the facts and the rationale behind historical events.
Why is there a 'Palestinan Refugee Problem' when there are oil wealthy Arab states building hotels with bathrooms that have gold taps and the ultimate in luxury and opulence being built in many of the gulf states?
Islam is a very self centred religion and a radically political movement that is driven by self interest and the ego of its mad prophet Mohammad.. If any religion fits an anti Messianic movement in the world, it is Islam.
The interviewer does not seem to understand what he is saying. I guess the concept of ultimate hatred and a master plan of Judrein areas is concept that even members of the Israeli government do not fully understand yet.
I think it is unthinkable in the light of the events of the Shoah barely 65 years ago. Some of the Jewish leadership are deluded as to what the real agenda was, is and will be if allowed.
David Ha'ivri - one of the few sane voices in Israel at this time.. What he says is so rational and commonsense. Oh, I forgot, commonsense is not the fashionable these days. We should be emotive and destructive to our own and not look at the facts and the rationale behind historical events.
Why is there a 'Palestinan Refugee Problem' when there are oil wealthy Arab states building hotels with bathrooms that have gold taps and the ultimate in luxury and opulence being built in many of the gulf states?
Islam is a very self centred religion and a radically political movement that is driven by self interest and the ego of its mad prophet Mohammad.. If any religion fits an anti Messianic movement in the world, it is Islam.
The interviewer does not seem to understand what he is saying. I guess the concept of ultimate hatred and a master plan of Judrein areas is concept that even members of the Israeli government do not fully understand yet.
I think it is unthinkable in the light of the events of the Shoah barely 65 years ago. Some of the Jewish leadership are deluded as to what the real agenda was, is and will be if allowed.
A tale of two people - Shimon Peres – a politician and Rabbi Wolpo - a sincere, passionate Jew who loves his fellow Jews and the land of Israel
B'H
Over the last few days I have listened to a lot of
interesting things about Rabbi Wolpo. A lot of negative things have been said
about Rabbi Wolpo, but sometimes when so much negative has been said about a
man who is both learned and educated (there are many educated people, but not
all of them are learned. A fool can be educated and can make a good politician),
it leaves one wondering what exactly is the position of his detractors? Why has
he generated so much attention and perhaps he is speaking basic truths that no
one is willing to acknowledge because they have a vested interest in protecting
a lie.
Interesting and I will not come out and say anything against
HaRav Wolpo because from being at his talk on Sunday night all I saw was a remarkably
quiet, modest man who is sincere and passionate about his fellow
Jews and the land of Israel. I always
get suspicious of people who rant and rave against another person or persons.
Rabbi Wolpo did not look like a ranter and raver nor did he act like one.
Shimon Peres however is far more of an extremist than Rabbi
Wolpo. He would sacrifice land that is
the home of good Jewish people in order to save his political skin. He does not
care about the future of Aretz Israel and Rabbi Wolpo is passionate about the
land of Israel. One looks to this life only and the other is aware of this
world and the other.
Rabbi Wolpo has been termed 'charismatic', misguided and extremely intelligent. G-D creates channels for His Will to be done in this world. At times, we need to see with eyes that do not see the trappings of this world and to hear with ears that do not listen to the seductiveness of lies, arrogance and manipulations of those who would use others for their own gains.
Judge for yourself and wonder what is the agenda of those who want to denigrate this man?
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