Posted on 03/29/2015 8:07:55 PM PDT by rightistight
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, chief rabbi of Efrat, on Saturday night compared US President Barack Obama to Haman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Mordechai.
Speaking at the Jerusalem Great Synagogue, the American-born Riskin said that he could not understand what was going through Obama’s mind.
“The president of the United States is lashing out at Israel just like Haman lashed out at the Jews,” he said.
“I’m not making a political statement,” he clarified, “I’m making a Jewish statement.”
When a woman in the audience shouted out that he was being disrespectful to the US president, she was booed by the crowd. Riskin said he didn’t need any help from the audience.
“I am being disrespectful because the president of the United States was disrespectful to my prime minister, to my country, to my future and to the future of the world.”
Just as Mordechai was focused on saving the Jews of Persia from destruction, he said, so Netanyahu is focused on saving Israel and the world from destruction.
He said more than once throughout his address that he was proud of Netanyahu, and added that he did the right thing in speaking to Congress “even if it angered Obama.”
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And what do you do when you hear Haman’s name mentioned when the book of Esther is read in synagogue?
Boo Haman’s name and play the grogger.
In case you don’t know what a grogger is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet_(instrument)
He’s got a point.
When the Obamunist-in-Chief comes on the TV, my first instinct is to drown out his lies by shouting back in his face...
The Book of Esther Megillah reading by Spiderman Purim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3m1D7t0VhM
Great boos and groggers playing when Haman’s name is mentioned.
Whenever you hear Obama’s name mentioned just boo it out loud and play yer grogger!
Wow, the Wikipedia link was really helpful. /s
Thanks.
Let’s hope the analogy with Haman is carried out to the end.
Obama has big ears like Haman. Next time we eat hamentashin we’ll think it symbolizes Obama’s ears rather than Haman’s.
Send him to the Island of Perpetual Tickling!
“When the Obamunist-in-Chief comes on the TV, my first instinct is to drown out his lies by shouting back in his face...”
I have this uncontrollable tic with my middle finger. And then my entire hand tries to shove it up his nose. And I hope my magical thinking has some kind of effect, like he drops from an aneurism.
I stand with Israel
Veggie Tales Ping!
Great analogy - but who would be our “Esther”?
Sarah Palin has been calling out Obama for quite a while. She would be an excellent leader for us, the oppressed people!
I participated in a Beth Moore study on the book of Esther a few years ago—enjoyed it a great deal and learned so much. I am always so humbled and amazed at how Holy Scripture is so simple yet complex, historic yet modern, about someone else but about me too, written for all and each ... just so beautifully shows how much God loves us!
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