Posted on 02/01/2017 12:09:47 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Steve Feinstein’s recent article, “Why American Jews Are Overwhelmingly Liberal,” omitted a crucial part of the story: its conclusion. While I do not take issue with the article’s facts, the truth is that a wave of conservatism, based on religious values, has been deeply cultivated and is robustly emerging on a major scale in the most vibrant and enduring segments of American Jewry.
Studies have demonstrated that America’s secular and mostly liberal Jewish population is shrinking and disappearing, as a result of intermarriage and abandonment of Jewish identity and tradition. Liberal Jewish congregations are dwindling and shutting down, and even seeking non-Jews to join, as there are no longer enough Jews to fill these emptying houses of worship. The same is true with liberal Jewish schools and organizations.
In contrast, the American Orthodox Jewish population is growing, and it is projected that this population, which is politically conservative and which strives to live by biblical values, has strong family units, and adheres to a traditional way of life, will replace the liberal Jewish communities.
The most notable impact on American society of this seismic change will be in the political arena, as Orthodox Jews predominantly vote Republican. Other changes will be seen as well, especially in the areas of support for traditional family values, as Orthodox Jews are pro-life, oppose gay marriage, and support school choice. And on a more recent note, much of the greatest Jewish support for the appointment of Steve Bannon came from the Orthodox Jewish media.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Just tell her the Senate Minority Leader’s name is Chuck Jew-mer, and watch just how fast she suddenly remembers her faith and all its tenets as she screams at you about being such a horrible anti-Semite.
Compared to that, merely questioning her about the Islamic organizer of the women’s march IS peace in the family.
“today, I am a fountain of idiocy.”
They served beer and other adult beverages, for the adults, at every bar or bat mitzvah I’ve attended.
Wow. I was raised in a conservative congregation, and we now belong to a Reform temple for reasons I won’t get into. Both congregations are mostly, but not exclusively, politically liberal, but I don’t think our Rabbi would permit things to get so far as to have a Bat Mitzvah declare her rejection of G-d’s existence. He does believe in G-d. He also does an admirable, and deliberate, job of keeping politics off of the bimah. His predecessor did not, and a large number of his sermons could have been boiled down to two words - Republicans suck. but, he retired.
Not in Seattle. It was clear that the entire congregation knew I was the only Republican in the place.
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glad to hear this, welcome aboard...it must be a small select group but I hope it grows fast.
If you'd like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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