The Moral Decadence of a Group of Rabbinical Students’ Anti-Israel Appeal
The authors mention Hamas not once, and instead focus on their own delicate feelings.
August 2, 2021
The Moral Decadence of a Group of Rabbinical Students’ Anti-Israel Appeal
The authors mention Hamas not once, and instead focus on their own delicate feelings.
As terrorists were launching thousands of rockets at Israeli civilians, mobs were destroying Israeli cities, and Jews were being harassed and attacked on the streets of the U.S. and Europe, a group of nearly 100 American rabbinic and cantorial students signed an “appeal to the heart of the Jewish community.” The document, which was circulated online and then published in the Forward, echoed the anti-Israel rhetoric that was then pouring forth from the halls of the academy, major newspapers and television stations, and various celebrities and activists. Alvin Rosenfeld comments:
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