This is truly Pythonesque. Venal politicians, what else is new? But rabbis? Well, as an observer who has been described as taking an interest in all things Jewish, all I can say is, thank goodness they weren't members of the Catholic clergy or Hitch would be foaming at the mouth.
These are real problems. How could the so called religious leaders of these people abandon their flock?
Last year it was the kosher food industry that was in jeopardy due to unethical practices taking place in their largest slaughterhouse. What’s wrong with these people?
Perhaps they are ‘taking their cue’ from the state of Israel itself, a land that commits crime after crime and gets away with it. Perhaps also, the Madoff affair awakened the authorities to the fact that no particular ethnic group is crime free. Whatever the reasons, it is just not acceptable for certain elements to become involved in these type of activities.
A religious leader is supposed to set an example, a good one. A rabbi is supposed to be a teacher. He is not a Saint or anything special in the eyes of the Creator. Yet, he is still expected to live an exemplary life and guide his community in a righteous way.The crimes committed by these people must not go unpunished.
“The enemies of intolerance cannot be tolerant." • "If it is an offense to justice to hold people who may have been victims of mistaken identity or of vendettas by other factions, then it is also an offense to justice to release psychopathic killers who believe that they have divine permission to throw acid in the faces of girls who want to attend school." • "Don't be such a lesbian!
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