on 1 MArch 2022 I sent the following query to ASk A Rabbi Aish Torah.com
When a Jewish Person does any action at all-does it reflect not just on himself, but also on all Jews everywhere and the L-D as well?
Two examples:
Would a good example be if a Jewish person on learning that a community of galat Jews are in physical danger yet refuse to leave--he prays that the L-D give the community in danger the understanding that they must flee galat and Go up to israel to live as Jews?
Would a bad example be if a Jewish person does cold cruel action on another Jewish person and refusing to show either remorse or repentence brings shame not only to himself but also to Jews everywhere to the notice of the L-D?
Wh
On 2 March 2022 I received an answear:
Dear
Thank you for reaching out to us. This is a very astute and complex question you raise. We do believe that all Jews are responsible for one another and are connected to the point that one's actions do reflect on the community and people on the whole, both for good and bad. Just as a family member can bring honor or shame to their family through their actions, soo to with the Jewish people. That being said, it is important that when transferring judgement from an individual to the community as a whole, that does not become an excuse or free pass to judge others in a certain way.
The bottom line is that we should always strive to judge individuals and communities with positivity and the benefit of the doubt.
With blessings from Jerusalem,
Rabbi Yoni Miller
Aish.com
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Examples of a Persons choices so they can be read and reflected on the consequences of their actions:
Dec 7, 1938 Ben Gurion in the aftermath of Krystilnight Pogram {England offer to accept 10,000 Jewish Children in Germany to England]
If I knew it was possible to save all the children in Germany by taking them to England, and only half of the children by taking them to Eretz Israel, I would choose the second solution. For we must take into account not only the lives of these children but also the history of the people of Israel."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemenite_Children_Affair
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absalom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahithophel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rezs%C5%91_Kasztner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaim_Rumkowski
Poster {#21} Alexander Cohen
https://historycollection.com/wanted-ads...8e3fdf01d6
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Levine_(mobster)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2169...silverberg
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7707...m-weinberg
When a Jewish Person does any action at all-does it reflect not just on himself, but also on all Jews everywhere and the L-D as well?
Two examples:
Would a good example be if a Jewish person on learning that a community of galat Jews are in physical danger yet refuse to leave--he prays that the L-D give the community in danger the understanding that they must flee galat and Go up to israel to live as Jews?
Would a bad example be if a Jewish person does cold cruel action on another Jewish person and refusing to show either remorse or repentence brings shame not only to himself but also to Jews everywhere to the notice of the L-D?
Wh
On 2 March 2022 I received an answear:
Dear
Thank you for reaching out to us. This is a very astute and complex question you raise. We do believe that all Jews are responsible for one another and are connected to the point that one's actions do reflect on the community and people on the whole, both for good and bad. Just as a family member can bring honor or shame to their family through their actions, soo to with the Jewish people. That being said, it is important that when transferring judgement from an individual to the community as a whole, that does not become an excuse or free pass to judge others in a certain way.
The bottom line is that we should always strive to judge individuals and communities with positivity and the benefit of the doubt.
With blessings from Jerusalem,
Rabbi Yoni Miller
Aish.com
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Examples of a Persons choices so they can be read and reflected on the consequences of their actions:
Dec 7, 1938 Ben Gurion in the aftermath of Krystilnight Pogram {England offer to accept 10,000 Jewish Children in Germany to England]
If I knew it was possible to save all the children in Germany by taking them to England, and only half of the children by taking them to Eretz Israel, I would choose the second solution. For we must take into account not only the lives of these children but also the history of the people of Israel."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemenite_Children_Affair
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absalom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahithophel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rezs%C5%91_Kasztner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaim_Rumkowski
Poster {#21} Alexander Cohen
https://historycollection.com/wanted-ads...8e3fdf01d6
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Levine_(mobster)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2169...silverberg
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7707...m-weinberg