[Alexander Rubin]

Ideally? Yes.

Realistically, this group may forget their faith and the covenant. These are people who, while they may think themselves good men (and probably are, in many, even most, ways) are not righteous men, nor good Jews.

[bvw]

Any Jew not in Israel is not on Terra Firma. That is, a bit off-base. How that off-baseness comes out depends on the Jew and the community. In fact, until the Temple and the Services are re-established and safe in Israel, every human on earth is negatively affected -- more confused, even more crazy.

Again, how that craziness manifests itself depends on many things, but it DOES manifest itself.

So, imo, the internal righteous-ness of anyone is beyond being judged, we can and must judge actions -- and maybe that is what you meant, that these acts by the Reform Jewish congregations assembled are not righteous.

I agree that that blasting of the "religious right" may be not a righteous act, but would not put that serious a label on their anti-war resolution. That resolution is a folly of confusion and blindness and not a direct act to slander, itself. I do feel that both acts are driven by a seemingly senseless hatred of President Bush, Republicans and the politically Right.

And when I said "driven by a seemingly senseless hatred" that scares the Dickens out of me -- for I do not understand how such intelligent and otherwise caring people can maintain such *seemingly* blind hate. Am I the blind one? What am I missing? What drives this projected vehemence and slander?