Wailings of Religious Cassandras
Wailings of Religious Cassandras
by Prof. Paul Eidelberg
I’m dismayed by the wailings of religious Cassandras. Any sensitive person will deplore if not cry over the tragedy that has befallen the Jews of Gush Katif. Indeed, I for one regard Sharon’s expulsion of these Jews from their homes as the greatest desecration of the God of Israel—a desecration broadcast throughout the world.
But if one believes that the God of Israel is the God of justice, and that any evil Israel suffers is the result of its own misdeeds—and not just those of Sharon—then the Jews of Israel must engage in self-examination, as one does on Yom Kippur.
If Gush Katif is to be something more than a tragedy, then Jews must understand the basic causes of this tragedy. In addition to understanding their own failings, they must intelligently identify the office holders and political parties as well as the institutions most responsible for this tragedy, for the fault begins at the Top.
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Wailings of Religious Cassandras
by Prof. Paul Eidelberg
I’m dismayed by the wailings of religious Cassandras. Any sensitive person will deplore if not cry over the tragedy that has befallen the Jews of Gush Katif. Indeed, I for one regard Sharon’s expulsion of these Jews from their homes as the greatest desecration of the God of Israel—a desecration broadcast throughout the world.
But if one believes that the God of Israel is the God of justice, and that any evil Israel suffers is the result of its own misdeeds—and not just those of Sharon—then the Jews of Israel must engage in self-examination, as one does on Yom Kippur.
If Gush Katif is to be something more than a tragedy, then Jews must understand the basic causes of this tragedy. In addition to understanding their own failings, they must intelligently identify the office holders and political parties as well as the institutions most responsible for this tragedy, for the fault begins at the Top.
Continue reading Wailings of Religious Cassandras
Posted by The Raphi at August 22, 2005 08:10 AM