Posted on 09/28/2006 7:26:28 PM PDT by Jacob Kell
JERUSALEM A Jewish man removed by Israeli police from a key section of the Western Wall for blowing the shofar, or ceremonial ram's horn, during prayer services for last weekend's Rosh Hashana high holiday has been barred from the holy site for the upcoming Jewish holidays, WND has learned.
The shofar traditionally is blown hundreds of times during Rosh Hashana prayers.
Shmulik Ben Ruby, a spokesman for the Jerusalem Police Authority, told WND the Jewish man, 19-year-old Jerusalem resident Eliyahi Kleiman, was taken forcibly from the Western Wall last weekend for fear the sound of the shofar would offend nearby Muslims congregating on the Temple Mount, which is opposite the wall.
"Hundreds of Muslims went up to the Temple Mount. In order to prevent any tensions between the two sides, we asked Kleiman to stop blowing the shofar," Ben Ruby said. "He continued and so he was removed and detained."
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I thought this was gonna be a story about Barney Frank.
Barf. appeasement again.
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"Our job is to keep peace in the city and ensure there are no tensions. The shofar may have offended the Muslims and could have started a confrontation."
Well Mr. Ben Ruby, if you just kill all the Jews in Jerusalem, you won't have any problems! That's one way to ensure that you don't offend any muslims!
Blowing the Shofar at the Western Wall before the State of Israel was founded could easily find the "blower" murdered by arabs. Great Britian outlawed it while they were in charge. It's good to know that the current Israeli government is carrying on the grand tradition! Un-effin-Believable!
Mark
My, they sure know how to treat the help!
Appeasement always works, everybody knows that. Ask Neville Chamberlin.
What was that joke about blowing the chaufer?
I'll be okay with the shofar ban as soon as they enact a Muslim call to prayer ban.
Don't be stupid. This guy wasn't in services, he was outside, at the Kotel, blowing his silly shofar. There certainly isn't a religious requirement (let alone a "Commandment") that you drive up to the Kotel and blow anything there. This guy was being a jerk and a nuissance and the police took him away. The idea that Jewish services are being restricted by us evil Israelis is nuts.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
The LAST trumpet is really gonna offend 'em!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shofar
You lose.
Israel is even more self-hating and appeasing than America.
Huh? I read that article and I still see no commandment regarding shofar blowing at the Western Wall. Maybe you could enlighten me.
Israel is even more self-hating and appeasing than America.
Ok, what's your point?
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