The El-Al Boycott Debate

Dec 11, 2006 | by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Bringing out the worst in us.

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Rabbi Yaakov Salomon, C.S.W. is a noted psychotherapist, in private practice in Brooklyn, N.Y. for over 25 years. He is a Senior Lecturer and the Creative Director of Aish Hatorah's Discovery Productions. He is also an editor and author for the Artscroll Publishing Series and a member of the Kollel of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath.

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Comments (4)

(4) Margarita, January 1, 2007 5:14 AM

I'm glad you are saying what the rest of us thinking

I think that we should stop drag the mud ourselves, and remember more than ever that united we stand.

(3) moshelieberman, December 15, 2006 9:40 AM

as usual excellently said

(2) Anonymous, December 14, 2006 12:21 AM

anonymous

This was beautifully said, and as Jews we are too complacent. Israel is the land for the Jewish people and should be run like that. If we think that the Chariedi are doing a bad job with standing up for Jewish people's value, than why dont we? Things like the desecration of shabbos should bother us. If they don't we are allowing non- Jewish values to erode our country until Israel loses all it's ties to Judiasm, and we are left with nothing to call our homeland.

(1) rachel, December 13, 2006 10:50 AM

I thought this was excellent. I feel like throwing up when I go on to some of these blogs, especially with all the other stuff going on in the jewish community. While they are discussing important issues (which absolutely should be discussed), their language is despicable. There are ways to discuss things and get your point across without using gutter language!