In My Opinion The Irrelevance of It All
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The Irrelevance of It All
In attempting to be currently relevant, in the long view of history and human events, is the danger of becoming totally irrelevant. This occurs when dealing with transient issues, when a long-term view is what is really necessary. By reading and listening to the media, the bloggers, and the party and convention planners among us, one would believe that the fate of the Jewish people, the State of Israel, the salvation of Torah Judaism and the general welfare of humankind is dependent on empowering women rabbis or excluding them, destroying or preserving an illegally built synagogue building and giving pat answers to very complex and complicated personal and family problems and issues. …
Vayetzei
Rashi comments regarding the opening word of this week’s Torah reading that when a righteous person departs from a community, the loss is noticeable and is damaging to that community. In most instances, the community or even the righteous person’s own family and friends, pay little attention to his or her presence while the person is amongst them. It is only when that person is no longer with them, does their true value and mettle become apparent. And then it is usually a case of too little, too late. Yaakov is a low profile person in his community. It is Eisav who makes the headlines, gives the interviews and media appearances. He is the outside man while Yaakov is quiet,…
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كمال الإيمان أن يتم التآلف بين عقلك ووجدانك، فلا تناقض ولاتباعد ولا انفصال.. من مقال: ارتباك الحضور! د.سلمان العودة https://t.co/6wkWEZazI5 — خالد البهلال (@KhaledAlbahlal) 20. November 2015
أن تستشعر حضوره الذي لا تنفك منه وأنت محروم من القوة فيصلك بمصدر القوة التي لا تغلب ولا تضعف … ارتباك الحضور ـ الشيخ سلمان العودة — جمال العباسي (@gamal_alabbasi) 20. November 2015
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