Thursday, November 15, 2007
Are the Jewish People a religion or are we a nation?
Rav Aviner proposed the following question; “Are the Jewish People a religion or are we a nation?” If we are a religion then each group of Jews around the globe has their own social group and merely has distant ties to the other groups of people practicing Judaism around the world. However, if we are a Nation then we have a common inseparable destiny. What happens to the Jews of Israel has a direct impact on the Jews of America and vice versa. I believe this to be true with all my heart. We are a nation and the fate of all Jews is linked and intertwined. Therefore it is our duty to raise our voices if we feel Jerusalem’s division will be catastrophic for the Jewish People.
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