Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Dealing With Campus Anti Jewishness

A beloved friend sent me a strongly worded article from an Orthodox rabbi who asserted that the answer to all of this horrific Jew hatred we see on campuses all over is to FIGHT BACK!!! Don't let them step on you! BE STRONG!!  

I have a different response. 

DON'T ATTEND!! Jews don't need Harvard or Columbia or any of these other places. Almost 100 percent of all professors are left wing. We are Jews with a rich tradition. Why contaminate the minds of our youth with the poison they are fed in college? Not to  mention the rampant גילוי עריות which is a given when 18-22 year old's are living together in one space with parties and other social gatherings as part of the experience. 

There are too many Orthodox parents who would much rather see their children attend Ivy league schools rather than yeshiva. I hope that one of the hidden blessings of the recent events is to alter their perspective. One can get a college degree [if necessary] on line. One doesn't have to go anywhere - certainly not to these bastions of wokeism and שנאת ישראל. Thousands and thousands of kids over the years have had a wonderful religious experience in Israel for the year only to lose it all on a college campus. Somehow, this was encouraged by the Orthodox adult world - sometimes even by the rabbis themselves. Otherwise, it could never have happened. 

I fervently hope that people will take to heart the seemingly clear hints from Above and rededicate themselves to raising children with pure, untainted Jewish values, beliefs and behaviors including the knowledge that הן עם לבדד ישכון ובגוים לא יתחשב!!!   

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My father in law attended Harvard and hasn't sent them a NICKEL in at least the last 18 years and will never ever ever ever again send them a donation. GUARANTEED!!!

BTW - Next ערב ראש השנה is his 19th yahrtzeit. 

יהי זכרו ברוך!!!!