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- On Jewish rights and religious freedom in Israel
This is the view from my bedroom window in Kfar Tapuah. The desolate white shed under the little water tower is the Tapuah West Shul, the synagogue where I pray. Yes, I am a Jew and what is even worst, dear world, I live in the biblical Land of Israel of our forefathers. A place that you prefer to call by its Jordanian occupation name even if it was liberated more than 40 years ago: the “West Bank”.
This is one of the bookshelves for the holy books, opposite the entrance
This is the view from my seat of the Aron, the cabinet where our Torah scroll is placed, the Bima, the table where we read it and another bookshelf in the corner for other holy Jewish books.
This area, Judea and Samaria is presently ruled over by the IDF’s Civil Administration and they thought well to serve a demolition order on the little white shul where I pray.
The demolition order
This is not the first time the IDF acts this way and to my mind this document alone proves that the IDF is not a Jewish army and that the character of the State of Israel is not Jewish: Jews would not even think of, let alone threaten the destruction of a synagogue, even if it was put up without a civilian or military permit. The Jews, you see, don’t need authorization from arrogant and hostile humans who think they are kings: We have a long standing authorization from the highest of authorities, from The One King of kings, from our G-d, Hashem, blessed is He.
What use is there for a so called Jewish state, if it can not or would not shield its Jews against international anti-Semitism? Wouldn’t we be better off in a Poland or in a Germany, where governments actually restructure and renovate old synagogues?
This brings me to a final thought on this, to the question of religious freedom in Israel. “.. A fundamental human right, an essential element to any stable, peaceful and striving society” even according to a non particularly friendly politician to the Jewish people, Hillary Clinton. What religious freedom a Jew like me enjoys in Israel today, with a demolition order hanging over the shul where he prays?
I’m asking you to please help save our Tapuah West Synagogue and with it, our Jewish way of life and Jewish values here. You can make a difference by Sharing this note and by phoning up some of these ministers below and telling them not to allow the destruction of any more Jewish buildings, especially shuls: a Chilul Hashem, a desecration of G-d's Name, for crying out loud!
משה כחלון M. Cachlon 050-6845584 * יולי אדלשטיין Yuli Edelstein 050-3334298
גלעד ארדן Gilad Erdan 050-5936500 * משה בוגי יעלון Bogy Yaelon 0505313133 050-6625555
גדעון סער Gideon Saar 050-6343111 * יוסי פלד Yossi Peled 0525003060;
יובל שטייניץ Yuval Steinitz 052-3853280 * סילבן שלום 0506208500 Silvan Shalom
ד"ר בני בגין 0506234538 Benny Begin * ישראל כץ 0506233939 Israel Katz
עוזי לנדאו Uzi Landau 054-2424454 * סופה לנדבר Sofa Landver 050-4357060
אביגדור ליברמן 0548000333 506203006 Avigdor Liberman
פרופ' דניאל הרשקוביץ 0506202119 Daniel Hershkowitz
יעקב מרגי 0504963737 Yakov Margi * אלי ישי Eli Yishai 0545444444 0506240933 050-6240925
אריאל אטיאס Ariel Atias 0549900011 * לימור לבנת Limor Livnat 0505200050
סטס מיסזניקוב Stas Miszanikov 0503833776 * יצחק אהרונוביץ Yizhak Aharonovich 0505603158
משולם נהרי Meshulam Nahary 0507440120
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This is the view from my bedroom window in Kfar Tapuah. The desolate white shed under the little water tower is the Tapuah West Shul, the synagogue where I pray. Yes, I am a Jew and what is even worst, dear world, I live in the biblical Land of Israel of our forefathers. A place that you prefer to call by its Jordanian occupation name even if it was liberated more than 40 years ago: the “West Bank”.
This is one of the bookshelves for the holy books, opposite the entrance
This is the view from my seat of the Aron, the cabinet where our Torah scroll is placed, the Bima, the table where we read it and another bookshelf in the corner for other holy Jewish books.
This area, Judea and Samaria is presently ruled over by the IDF’s Civil Administration and they thought well to serve a demolition order on the little white shul where I pray.
The demolition order
