Posted on 09/10/2018 12:46:08 PM PDT by pabianice
As usual, my wife and I attended first day Rosh Hashana services this morning. As he had done several years ago, the rabbi condemned Trump and Republicans for creating violence and bad feelings in the US and the world. I had had it and we walked out. This is the second time he has done this during The High Holidays. What a putz.
When he had last done this I wrote to the congregation a letter criticizing the rabbi and the temple. A month later they replied that they had passed my letter to the rabbi, but counseled me not to overreact. Today was the last straw.
Why are Jews so stupidly attached to unicorn and rainbow fantasies at the expense of the real world? And can anyone recommend another synagogue in the Worcester, MA area?
Move out of Mass.
p.s. The congregation president made an appeal for more donations. I almost laughed.
As a Jew, it is infuriating. Several years ago I went to our local Temple for Passover. (we only have one in our County, not many Jews, so they bring in Rabbi’s for the big holidays). For this Seder they brought in a woman Rabbi from LA. As we were going through the Seder ritual which includes an explanation and symbolism of everything on the seder plate, there was a new item. It was an “orange.” We were told that the orange on the plate represented the plight of the LGBTQ community. I just started laughing. Actually howling with laughter. I got so many dirty looks. I said to my table mates, are you telling me that gays in Hollywood are being equated to the Jewish slaves leaving Egypt? SEIROUSLY? Last time I went to a Seder in a synagogue.
Happy New Year.
I had the best roast last night...
Go to the nearest Chabad Center. They teach Torah, the Writings and the Prophets.
That said, there’s no escaping the prayer intentions sent out to the parishes by the bishop. Here in Cardinal O’Malley’s fiefdom they’re invariably gag-worthy. Generally not so bold as to call out Trump by name, but for example around when ICE Enforcement was the hysterical obsession of the left, one of tge intentions was something like “for immigrants and families, that all people be treated with justice and equity”. Gag.
that’s not a real Jewish rabbi in that
he’s no right to prostitute the prayer service for his personal political propaganda purposes
I’d seek out another synagogue to pray at, if at all possible
Take your dues and your membership and leave!
Go to an Orthodox synagogue. You can’t go wrong with Chabad.
https://www.centralmasschabad.com/templates/section_cdo/aid/2301977/jewish/Shul.htm
When I go to a Chinese restaurant, I know I’m in a good place when I see lots of Chinese people eating there. When you go to an Orthodox synagogue and see lots of religious looking people there, you know you’re in a good place too.
Going to a Reformed or Conservative synagogue in this day and age of PC madness, is like eating Chinese food at a shopping mall food court.
What a shame your rabbi wants to lead people into the ovens.
He needs to learn history.
Many years ago I complemented my Reform Rabbi at my synagogue in overland Park for staying out of politics. He continues to stay off the subject. As he knows 40% of the population might be conservative.
He understood his demographics. Most Reform Rabbis do not and have turned off their community by engaging in politics.
We have had associate rabbis who did engage politically but they normally stayed for only three year.
Judaism doesn't talk about the afterlife much. You're supposed to be "good" in the life you have.
Many seem to find that unsatisfying, and are easily excited by ideas of politically organized social utopia. Did you know that in early Communist Russia, the Jews were very prominent, although that worm turned when the anti-Semitic Stalin got control?
I know, from having Jewish family members (although I'm so not-formally religious that I don't consider myself Jewish). They are absolute suckers for the Democratic spiel.
Another factor for much older Jews is a concern for Israel (which younger Jews don't have). The older Jews thought that the Democrats were the most pro-Israel party, perhaps by virtue of being the least overtly Christian. They passed their understandable persecution complexes (WW II Germany, their parent's pogroms) down to their kids, who forgot the reasons for them.
Useful idiots.
But then, many people are, regardless of demographic.
Yep the Orthodox for the most part stand tall with President Trump. Sadly my reform Brothers and sisters or sadly liberal Jews.
Thanks pabianice. Besides the objective fact that what he was saying is pure BS, the rabbi has no respect for Judaism, and perhaps should have been approached, told so to his face during his tirade, before walking out.
I’m fortunate that my own parish doesn’t get political. I’m disappointed that they haven’t taken any sort of stand on the ongoing abuse scandals but I’m gratified that they ignore all the leftist political crap coming out of the Vatican and the diocese lately. I am frankly teetering on the brink of giving up on the church because of their tin eared response to the abuse scandal which make it seem as if they are mostly concerned with keeping the abuse going. I am trying to give them the benefit of the doubt that they are wrestling with it themselves but if they started lobbying me for leftist causes while ignoring outrageous scandal in their own house I think it would put me right out the door.
I’m not Jewish, but I would suggest finding a Chabad synagogue.
I good friend of mine is a Chabad rabbi. Some interesting exchanges between a Chabad rabbi and a Southern Baptist goy. Goyim goyim gone!
I’m not Jewish so perhaps may be missing something. But I recall Dennis Prager saying a few times, to paraphrase, that a more Christian America is a better place for the Jewish people, than a more secular society we have been evolving into.
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