tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post424944308915449475..comments2024-03-28T02:08:17.990+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Reality - Israeli-American gap of perceptionDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-73817320962498062012008-12-14T14:45:00.000+02:002008-12-14T14:45:00.000+02:00There are, in fact, 3 groups in this paradagm. Th...There are, in fact, 3 groups in this paradagm. The first are non-religious American Jews who feel no connection to Israel, but very little to Judaism in general. These are the ones Rav Rosenblum writes about when he talks about Jews who would not care, chas v'chalilah, if Israel were to disappear.<BR/><BR/>The 2nd group are those Jews who feel a strong connection to their Judaism, the Orthodox but also many non-observant, for whom Israel, as the centre of the Jewish world from time immemorial, has tremendous significance. Israel as a lifeboat is not the reaason for this allegiance. America is a much safer lifeboat these days which is why the first group doesn't feel a great connection.<BR/><BR/>The third are Israelis who realize that while many American Jews don't care much about them or see a strong connection to them, they're the ones who stand to lose their homes and, chas v'chalilah, their lives if our enemies are successful.<BR/><BR/>Israel as a progressive "Zionist" entity can hold no appeal for the "progressive" secular non-Israeli Jew.<BR/><BR/>Israel as a lifeboat simply doesn't carry any cache in this day and age.<BR/><BR/>Israel as the centre of our religious lives, the home of 6 million of our brethren, now that's the connection we need to nurture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com