We are a tiny tribe.
Threatened from all corners of the earth, from near and from far.
We are Jews.
Threatened from all corners of the earth, from near and from far.
We are Jews.
So few. So
threatened.
So brilliant and yet
so very stupid.
Our enemies laugh
while, instead of uniting against them, we fight amongst ourselves.
I follow the religion
more correctly than you!
I am more modest than
you!
I am more studious
than you!
I am more Zionist
than you!
My physical strength
protects you!
My spiritual strength
protects you!
It goes on and on…
Our friends shake
their heads in wonder.
And our enemies laugh.
The Jew says: “I am
modern! I belong to the world! I am first German/American/Gay and Jewish
second.”
The enemy responds:
“You don’t belong to the world, you belong to Israel and we feel Israel is
vile. You can march with us, but only if you utterly reject your Jewishness.”
I have heard Olim
tell diaspora Jews that they are superior because they are “true Zionists”.
I have heard diaspora Jews tell Israelis that we should be grateful to them, do as they say, because they contribute money to Israel.
(I have heard both tell non-Jews that they cannot be Zionists because they are not Jewish)
I have heard diaspora Jews tell Israelis that we should be grateful to them, do as they say, because they contribute money to Israel.
(I have heard both tell non-Jews that they cannot be Zionists because they are not Jewish)
How do any of those
attitudes help?!
There are so many of
them and so few of us.
We are the Jews.
Together we are indestructible.
Together we are indestructible.
Of course, our
enemies want to divide us. They would much prefer that we stay weak.
But why do so many
Jews collaborate, participate eagerly in this damaging and dangerous game?!
Our enemies laugh,
knowing that there are those amongst us, working from within to weaken the
tribe.
History has shown
that the Jewish people are invincible – accept against the enemy from within.
Baseless hate. Jealousy. The desire to receive credit for achievements. The desire for political gain.
Baseless hate. Jealousy. The desire to receive credit for achievements. The desire for political gain.
All somehow couched
in terms of “I do this because I care…”
Pushing someone else
down to make yourself feel superior is the action of an inferior
personality.
Jew working against Jew is, in the long run, suicidal and potentially genocidal.
Jew working against Jew is, in the long run, suicidal and potentially genocidal.
It is time for every
Jew around the world, and every friend of Jews, to call for unity.
We must stand
together. Opinion may differ but family is an unbreakable bond.
We are the Jews.
Our tribe is small
and every member is needed.
Those who live in
Israel must protect Zion from within. Those who live abroad must protect Zion
from without. Each does what he or she knows how.
We can all do more,
do better.
If only we would all
be decent people first.
“Decency precedes the Torah”. Of all the enlightening revolutionary ideas, our tribe has brought to the world, if we only learned that one lesson, dayenu.
“Decency precedes the Torah”. Of all the enlightening revolutionary ideas, our tribe has brought to the world, if we only learned that one lesson, dayenu.