Rabbi Weissman – Tolerance ... and No Apologies

 

What do you tolerate, what don't you tolerate...and why?

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I'm not apologizing for the evil people of the world who claim to be Jewish.  First of all, how do we know they are Jewish?  Because they have names like Benjamin and claim to be Jewish?  

But even more striking is the fact that no other nation on earth faces such hatred because of certain prominent, presumed members of the nation who are evil.  For example, no one hates the average black man in Harlem because of Obama and others with dark skin.  No one is beating up random black people in the street, claiming black people secretly control the world, and justifying genocide against them on this pretext.

And every time there is an Islamic terrorist attack we are admonished that it was a lone wolf, Islam is a peaceful religion, collective punishment is evil, blah blah blah.

So I reject the explanation that Jews worldwide should be hated because of any number of evil people who have nothing to do with Judaism who are nevertheless identified as Jewish.  It's just an excuse.  

Instead of catering to it and being put on the defensive, we should call it out for what it is.

Note: I sent the following clarification to a gentile reader who supported the overall message.

First of all, people who are not Torah observant can be and are still members of the Jewish nation, if they are in fact actually Jewish.  The point is as follows: 

1) These evil people are NOT verifiably Jewish, and I doubt many or most of them actually are. 

2) Even if they are Jewish, I have no control over how they behave and no ability to hold them accountable (I wish I did!) so I am not responsible for them.  

3) There is no other demographic on earth that it is socially acceptable to hold collectively guilty for the actions of some miscreants — and there are plenty of miscreants in all demographics.  Therefore, those who self-righteously use this as an excuse to defame the entire Jewish people and rile up others against them are deceitful monsters themselves.

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How many Nazis were secretly recruited at the creation of the CIA?

This explains a lot.  As I've often said, Germany lost the war, but the Nazis won.

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