Dear A. B.:
You write, "The Jewish faith is an optional part of being a Jew, just as Catholicism or Christianity is an optional part of being an Italian or English, or the way Islam is optional for Egyptians. This has been absolutely proven over the last 200 years of Jewish secularism."
Did you forget about our declaration of "Naaseh V`nishma". Does our committment of the past mean nothing to you. Are you shirking the responsibilities, we have accepted upon ourselves as a people, on behalf of all of us Jews. Yes, it is an option, it is a choice, but not at all similar to Catholicism or Christianity. Here we have a covenant with G-d. Here we have made a commitment. G-d`s statement of U`bacharta bachaim does not come without consequences.
Kol Tuv,
Moshe |
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