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AddReply(314821,"Dave Levy","TK","FL","06/15/08","DAve,\nLet me teach you what it means to be a Jew outside one of the major cities in the US. Oh wait! I already tried. It comes down to no respect. Have you ever met someone who told you that \"you\'re the first Jew I ever met.\"?  We\'ve had it happen many times and it doesn\'t feel good when they use it as an excuse to just og on doing the same thing. It feels worse when \"they\" tell us \"Well we have other Jewish employees, friends, whatever, and they don\'t take off or do that or well, you have to earn a living so G-d understands.\" That\'s my favorite, a goy speaking for the G-d of Israel!\nWe\'ve fought the battle for 14 or so years. Why don\'t you see that the best way for Jewish kids to learn they are Jewish is to be in Israel? Part of out Torah teaching IS that we should come out from them and BE separate. All of us in the US are obsessed with inclusionism  at any price. Individualism is out.");
AddReply(314726,"To TK: We Must Teach and Teach and Teach","Dave Levy","Burbank. CAUSA","06/15/08","To TK,Florida: Look, lets be frank and honest, most US Jews could care less about most of the holidays (Jewish), but will send Christmas cards, go to holiday parties, and wish their gentile friends a \"Merry Christmas\". This is the norm, except perhaps for the Orthodox, who have better sense, and who live their \"Jewishness\". It\'s all about assimilation to a fault. These are bagel and lox/cornbeef Jews, not knowledgeable at all about their people, nation, customs, history and theology. 200,000 have converted out, and the rest practice watered down Judaism. We MUST teach young Jews what it means to be Jewish, AND the differences between us and the others. Why should we be ashamed or frightened to be Jewish. Many jobs do give people 5 day religious leaves..so I don\'t see a problem. It\'s all about priority, significance and importance. For Jews, the Torah must be our guide, not incidental.");
AddReply(314228,"beautiful piece","moshe","TA","06/12/08","");
AddReply(314121,"gap","TK","FL","06/12/08","Judy it IS a sign of the gap. At least outside of non-frum communities. We have talked with too many fellow Jews here who don\'t even know there was a holiday that required observance. For most, life went on as usual with most going to work at least the second day. Our Chabad barely made a minyan the second day and it\'s mainly because there are several retired men that it did.  If my husband had a job, he would have been hard pressed to get the day off. They would have told him \"the other Jewish employees haven\'t mentioned it.\"   \nWe had special joy in celebrating because it was our last Galut hag. \nWe will celebrate Rosh ha Shana 5769 in Jerusalem and every one after that. What\'s a shame about the ignorance surrounding Shavuot is that it is one of the 3 feasts where we are commanded to go up to Jerusalem. NO doubt if this was emphasized, we\'d see more aliyah and the Temple being built. ");

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