Comments on: The Chofetz Chaim and the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/ A Journal of Jewish Thought and Opinion Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:25:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: A Voice in the Dark http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-76458 A Voice in the Dark Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:14:23 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-76458 [...] A tale that I thought was worth spreading a little, excerpted from a post at Cross-Currents:  An elderly Jew, well into his eighties, applied for a passport. He came accompanied by two people who knew him well, and could identify him. The clerk turned down his application, demanding a birth certificate. Now, such certificates had only been introduced in that country many decades after the birth of the aged applicant, a fact that he immediately pointed out. The clerk responded contemptuously, “Well then. Just go back to your town and bring two witnesses who were around when you were born.” […] He didn’t simply dismiss the Jew, or express his intense hatred for him, but announced that logic was not a commodity that one wished to squander on sub-human Jews. [...] [...] A tale that I thought was worth spreading a little, excerpted from a post at Cross-Currents:  An elderly Jew, well into his eighties, applied for a passport. He came accompanied by two people who knew him well, and could identify him. The clerk turned down his application, demanding a birth certificate. Now, such certificates had only been introduced in that country many decades after the birth of the aged applicant, a fact that he immediately pointed out. The clerk responded contemptuously, “Well then. Just go back to your town and bring two witnesses who were around when you were born.” […] He didn’t simply dismiss the Jew, or express his intense hatred for him, but announced that logic was not a commodity that one wished to squander on sub-human Jews. [...]

]]> By: Iain Foxell an Anglican. http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-68738 Iain Foxell an Anglican. Sat, 16 Sep 2006 03:59:36 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-68738 'Liberal"bishops annoy me.Trying to please everybody and standing for everything and dividing their own faithful people!Judgement waits for all mankind. ‘Liberal”bishops annoy me.Trying to please everybody and standing for everything and dividing their own faithful people!Judgement waits for all mankind.

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]]> By: Roman Catholic http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-68702 Roman Catholic Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:36:57 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-68702 The double standard the Arab Christian leaders assume for themselves is infuriating. The outbreak of the latest intifada has motivated the mainline Protestant denominations to be more understanding of Islam and Muslims, to be more willing to reach out to these as interfaith partners. I can't think of a case where Jewish interfaith partners of these denominations have been consulted in this move nor can I think of a case where religious Jewish leaders have registered a formal grievance. The double standard the Arab Christian leaders assume for themselves is infuriating. The outbreak of the latest intifada has motivated the mainline Protestant denominations to be more understanding of Islam and Muslims, to be more willing to reach out to these as interfaith partners. I can’t think of a case where Jewish interfaith partners of these denominations have been consulted in this move nor can I think of a case where religious Jewish leaders have registered a formal grievance.

]]> By: Dannel R. Ballesteros http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-68691 Dannel R. Ballesteros Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:25:29 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-68691 Dear Rabbi: I did not know that the Anglican Church had appointed a Christian Palestinian to the high office. I have been very sympathetic for Palestianian Christians caught in the cross-fire because I know an Israelite soldier could not distinguish between a Hamas(or a Hizbolla) Palestinian and a Christian one.From reading your article I must opologize for the Christian Church at large, but particularly the Anglicans. I will write to the Archbishop in England to see if he will remove this Bishop in Jerusalem from office.(I know one letter is not going to do anything, but I do believe in God, and He will remove him! I support Israel in any way I can. My Grandmother as a child told me ["Mijito(little son in Spanish)has una buen obra ha los Judios y Dios te va a bendicir"] Much later when I was a teen-ager I fully understood her advice. Genesis 12:3 Continue the good work, Shalom Dan Dear Rabbi:
I did not know that the Anglican Church had appointed a Christian Palestinian to the high office. I have been very sympathetic for Palestianian Christians caught in the cross-fire because I know an Israelite soldier could not distinguish between a Hamas(or a Hizbolla) Palestinian and a Christian one.From reading your article I must opologize for the Christian Church at large, but particularly the Anglicans. I will write to the Archbishop in England to see if he will remove this Bishop in Jerusalem from office.(I know one letter is not going to do anything, but I do believe in God, and He will remove him! I support Israel in any way I can. My Grandmother as a child told me ["Mijito(little son in Spanish)has una buen obra ha los Judios y Dios te va a bendicir"] Much later when I was a teen-ager I fully understood her advice. Genesis 12:3 Continue the good work,
Shalom

Dan

]]> By: Barzilai http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-68667 Barzilai Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:57:17 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-68667 If religious leaders chose sides on that basis, then maybe, in the war to win the world's hearts and minds, we should start sharpening our knives. If religious leaders chose sides on that basis, then maybe, in the war to win the world’s hearts and minds, we should start sharpening our knives.

]]> By: Ahron http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-68571 Ahron Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:16:04 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-68571 ><i>"Just what does the good bishop suffer from? A surfeit of hatred? A deficit of intelligence? Warped religion? All three?"</i> All three I imagine, plus a healthy dose of fear. It's not angry <i>Jews</i> who'll go around decapitating uppity Anglicans after all... >“Just what does the good bishop suffer from? A surfeit of hatred? A deficit of intelligence? Warped religion? All three?”

All three I imagine, plus a healthy dose of fear. It’s not angry Jews who’ll go around decapitating uppity Anglicans after all…

]]> By: Ori Pomerantz http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-68556 Ori Pomerantz Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:34:01 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2006/09/14/the-chofetz-chaim-and-the-anglican-bishop-of-jerusalem/#comment-68556 If I were the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, and had a family and a congregation the Hamas can easily get to, I might be towing the Hamas party line too. I guess I'm either a hatred filled idiot or a coward. If I were the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, and had a family and a congregation the Hamas can easily get to, I might be towing the Hamas party line too. I guess I’m either a hatred filled idiot or a coward.

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