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Toda Raba mama all you have taught me i thank you dear from my heart. It is true that one must never teach kids great values then not allow them to live them. Thank you aish
Reply to Jeff Muchnik, January 13, 2010
I agree with you that Israeli governments have done terrible things to the Jewish people of Israel. And after serving in the army (plus 20 years of monthly reserve duty) and after having fought and demonstrated against all those terrible decisions, and after living 30 years in the "settlement" of Tekoa--after all that I have earned the right to speak evil of this country--but I refuse to excercise that right. You have not earned the right to talk that way--so pipe down...
Agree
I agree, if we influence them to love something, then we shouldn't be surprised when they want to live those things. It's like showing them candy and then not letting them have it. If you want them to love Israel, but don't want them to move, then send them to a school that talks about many different things, Israel, Torah, chesed...
Massive economic and cultural shock, but possible.
Moving, living and working in Israel will be a MASSIVE cultural and financial shock to most American Jews who try it. It's up to Israeli society to soften those shocks assuming they want American Jews to come and succeed at all. Americans expect to be met half way, and will not stay if that demand is not met. ISrael has more to gain from American Jewish aliyah, and AMerican Jews have a lot to lose. So it has to be a shared enterprise, or not at all.
my son is making Aliyah this summer!
Thanks for the inspiring words Lori. Many things you stated are very valid, however, like Richard, (below), said, it's more than 'just being separated' from our son/daughter, it's the fear for their safety. We all know "anything could happen right here in our own city/town", however moving to Israel is uping the ante. My son is making Aliyah this August, 2010. He is joining the IDF! YES, I am SO very proud of him. His courage to do this is awesome!!! However, as his mother, I fear for his safety. Maternal instinct is very powerful, and while Il trust in Hashem that he will be safe, I can't help but feel many concerns & fear. Also, being so far away from him, (if something G-d forbid, were to happen to him), is scary! I can't just board a plane & be there in 2 hours! My son is very zionistic, he LOVES Israel, and he wants to defend her, & our people. I have given him roots, and I'm giving him wings....literally.
Lori Palatnik is an author and Jewish educator who has appeared on television and radio and has lectured on five continents, illuminating traditional practices and life-styles for our contemporary world. She and her husband, Rabbi Yaakov Palatnik, live in Washington, DC, where she is Executive Director of the Jewish Women's Renaissance Project. Lori is the author of "Friday Night and Beyond—The Shabbat Experience Step-by-Step"; "Remember My Soul", which explains the Jewish concepts of soul and the afterlife and a guide to anyone who has ever lost a loved one; and "Gossip—Ten Pathways to Eliminate It From Your Life and Transform Your Soul", featured on "Dr. Laura" and FoxNews.com.
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