The Black community has had it. They have been discriminated against for hundreds of years. They claim they are victims of crimes and are judged and punished in discriminatory fashions and that the justice system is stacked against them. More recently members of the black communities have been killed needlessly. This must stop and blacks are to be given their rights as citizens.
People should be judged by crime and not by the color of their skin. As the saying goes, the punishment should fit the crime.
Recently a movement called Black Lives Matters, BLM was formed. Stand up and fight for equality. Protest and be heard, protesting for it’s people of color . It seems that this has not been happening.
So far the BLM movement has progressed in a chaotic fashion. The movement started dealing with the racial abuse by police and has developed into a monstrous force of increased violence and mayhem. What started as peaceful demonstrations has evolved into a splitting of American ideals.
It would do us good to remember the words of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States: “ A house divided cannot stand,” insinuating that the proper way for a great country is to be gentle, kind, just and fair. His message was United We Stand and now, it’s divided we stand.
We now have a white supremacy movement, a group of rioters , protesters, a bedeviled agenda and a great political divide.
Somehow interesting and very frightening, the BLM movement has issued a hated statement against the country of Israel. Accusing Israel of crimes of genocide of the Palestinians. As if Israel caused the racism in America! Everything is mixed together. This is an inappropriate statement for the cause. Furthermore, they also mix in socialism into the arena causing fear. Citizens
are buying weapons and arming themselves. Complete neighborhoods are splitting apart. BLM anger has been spreading confusion by burning down white owned businesses and buildings.
What can we do? I believe that Jews have suffered as slaves in Egypt and under Roman rule. When the Jewish nation achieved freedom they didn’t burn down Egyptian Pyramids or the Roman Colosseum and Arch of Titus!
Instead they helped the countries realize the bad they afflicted and taught them how to be fair. They showed by example the need to follow the Torah’s-Bible-laws of human treatment of all people and racial equality.
Today’s society may carry the burden of learned racism. But we can fix it by teaching kindness and compassion to the present society making our country a peaceful one. We need to set the same standards for all people regardless of religion, creed or color.
Remember it wasn’t that long ago that we had a president that was a man of color who overcame racism and became the most powerful person in America and the world!
Together We Stand and together we must do it by looking ahead and growing great. By only looking back and trying to relive the sins of the past; we reach a dead end. Let’s not stand and look back trying to fix the past. True, we must learn from the past, not by sacrificing the present and future. By looking ahead at the opportunities we will achieve harmony and have a great country. Racial disparity will cease, and equal justice for all citizens.
Presently our situation is likened to a person jumping out of a fifty story building, as he passed the the thirty story floor a man yelled out “James how does it feel?” James answered, “So far so good.” We need to wake up and get some directions and fix our moral compass. The time is now! We can and will do it with God’s help.
The Mokhtarian family in memory of Mansour Mokhtarian (Menasha ben Yosef HaKohen).
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Heaven on Earth
2-Week Virtual Tour of Our Holy Temple
FROM RUINS TO GLORY
Two thousand years later, Jews still converge upon the Western Wall, the surviving remnant of the Holy Temple. Why does the Temple Mount still retain its hold upon our hearts?
Look beyond the rubble and see the magnificent structure that once was. Throng with the crowds through the city gates; gaze up in awe as you cross the towering threshold. Discover the marvels of architecture and design that were integral to this sacred site. Because envisioning the Temple and longing for it are the first steps toward rebuilding it.
We will examine why Jerusalem and its Holy Temple are so significant to our people and to the whole world. Why are we so attached to this city and to the Western Wall?
We begin our search for answers, taking an overview of the Temple’s history — its place in time. We then look at its physical location, examining the topography of the Temple Mount and its surroundings. We look at the outer structure and precincts of the historical Temple itself, viewing its retaining walls, the outer
parts of the Temple Mount, and the Royal Basilica. We will acquaint ourselves with the different structures found on top of Har HaMoriah, the holy Temple Mount. We look at classic rabbinic texts as well as modern archaeological findings, to help us develop our picture.
Lesson 2
The Temple and the Holy of Holies
We proceed towards the Temple’s heart: the dividing wall—the Soreg, and the Women’s Courtyard and its functions, lighting, balcony and chambers. Hear the miraculous story of the Nikanor Gate, and some of the details of the Temple Courtyard chambers.
The Heichal, the Kodesh, and the Kodesh HaKodashim. We take care to examine not only the structure of these places, and the accounts of the miracles which took place there, but also the meaning of those holy places in our lives. This lesson culminates in the Holy of Holies, as we see the Keruvim
embracing, and learn of G-d’s love for His people even when we are exiled and the Temple is not yet rebuilt.
By the Numbers 32 Quotes from Maimonides' Mishneh Torah To provide a taste of Maimonides’ vast teachings, we present 32 quotes from his magnum opus, Mishneh Torah.
Your Questions When Were the Walls of Jerusalem Breached? According to some, this confusion goes back to the time when
the walls were breached and the Temple was destroyed.
Aaron’s grandson Pinchas is rewarded for his act of zealotry in killing the Simeonite prince Zimri and the Midianite princess who was his paramour: G‑d grants him a covenant of peace and the priesthood.
A census of the people counts 601,730 men between the ages of twenty and sixty. Moses is instructed on how the Land is to be divided by lottery among the tribes and families of Israel. The five daughters of Tzelafchad petition Moses that they be granted the portion of the land belonging to their father, who died without sons; G‑d accepts their claim and incorporates it into the Torah’s laws of inheritance.
Moses empowers Joshua to succeed him and lead the people into the Land of Israel.
The Zohar states that "When the tzaddik departs, he is to be found in all worlds, more than during his lifetime." Now this needs to be understood. For, granted that he is to be found increasingly in the supernal worlds, because he ascends to there; but how is he found more in this world?
As is known, the life of a tzaddik is not a physical life but a spiritual life, consisting wholly of faith, awe, and love of G-d... While the tzaddik was alive on earth, these three attributes were contained in their physical vessel and garment on the plane of physical space... his disciples received but a reflection of these attributes, a ray radiating beyond this vessel by means of his holy utterances
and thoughts... But after his passing... whoever is close to him can receive a [far loftier dimension] of these three attributes, since they are no longer confined within a [material] vessel, nor bounded by physical space...
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