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Rabbis: 'Price tag' contradicts Torah
Kobi Nahshoni
Published: 10.10.11, 15:04
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1. You cannot deny.......my house was set on fire by them ...
benjamin ,   singapore   (10.10.11)
in Malaysia....i left to Singapore to seek refuge....and here also somethings happened to me....i have been silent for the sake of my freedom and safety.......is is so sinful born a jew ? That this article suggest that we jews have revenge agaist them ?. I have never taken any revenge cos i dont believe in revenge and furthermore I met many chinese and muslims that are proactive in Singapore.But i cant deny my inner persons cry all these years. Sexually abused at school and at the Brothers of Mercy in Singapore. Humiliated at the surgery while my heart is being operated on ( angioplasty). I complained but no one has ever looked into my hopelessness. Why is that jews are blamed for sins that was done by non-jews? benjamin singapore
2. The Rabbis are 100% correct: "price tag" is nowhere in Torah
Charles   (10.10.11)
But, then again, neither are Shabbat elevators and dairy kitchens.
3. "Rabbis" on regime's payroll are wrong!
Rabbi Chaim Shapiro ,   Kedumim, Judea   (10.10.11)
Throwing a newborn & family out & destroying home in Migron is wrong. By comparison, "Tag Mehir" is OK.
4. 3 So I see your principles are dependent on others' actions
Charles   (10.10.11)
Glad you are so well grounded.
5. The Torah is challenging
Sean Green ,   Pasadena, USA   (10.11.11)
We must do what is right even when others do wrong against us. I learned when I was young whenever I disagree with G-d. It's because I am wrong.
6. Nothing will come between "rabbi" peretz and the army
Ephraim ,   Tapuah   (10.11.11)
Not even Torah, and integrity. Today its women's singing, which is clearly against halacha, tomorrow will it be kashrut or Shabbat or taking interest? When the IDF will open its first military brothel a la germany, will the army "rabbis" say enough then?
7. #6 Ephraim and the Jewish liban
Haim ,   TA   (10.11.11)
After they have banned women singing as these so called "men" cant control their sexual urges. You ask whats next ? Well how about women wearing burkas, or green army sacks? Seperate busses in tel aviv for women and men, thanks but you can keep your taliban life style and not inflict it on others. The army bends over backwards to accomodate the needs of these fanatics, enough is enough , time to seperate state from religion,. Freedom from religion.
8. price tag attacks are wrong!!!
Lani ,   israel   (10.11.11)
ofcourse everyone wants to retaliate, but we know how much this hurts, we have seen many of our holy places damaged, burnt, vandalised, etc..and even to those of us who aren't religious, it hurts because it's an attack against all of us. The people who deserve any act of revenge are those who committed the crimes, not entire communities. Just like we do not burn flags of countries who we know would have us dead at the click of their fingers if they could, and even though we have seen them continuously burn ours, we are not animals, and this is what they want, another chance to show the world that we are doing wrong to them.
9. Contradict Torah???
Chayim ,   NYC   (10.11.11)
(Genesis 34:13-25) Shimon & Levi wipe out an entire city to avenge their sister's rape. (Exodus 17:14-16) G-d declares war on Amalek "from generation to generation," until they're wiped out. (Numbers 31:1-10) The Jews kill every male in Midian, in revenge for a plot to seduce the Jews and cause them to sin. (Judges 15:1-5) Samson takes revenge against his Philistine in-laws, by burning the crops of their entire city - and then he killed them. There's plenty more, but I think you get the idea.
10. #3 "Chaim Shapira" Is A Fictitious Character
Yishai Kohen ,   YeShA, Israel   (10.11.11)
And a false flag. First of all, there is nobody in Kedumim with that name. Look it up on Bezeq if you don't believe me. And Kedumim isn't in Judea. It is Samaria; in fact, the first Jewish community to be established in Samaria after the Six Day War.
11. When it is NOT wrong
Cheryl S. ,   Boston, USA   (10.12.11)
Perhaps the Torah calls simple revenge wrong, but acts committed to PREVENT future violence against Jews are not only not wrong but sanctioned. I submit that these so-called 'Price Tag' acts may serve as deterrents for future acts of murder and mayhem against Jews if the perpetrators are shown that there are dire consequences to their behaviors. (And not just being jailed in a luxury jail with great food, cell phones and college degrees and then getting released in a few years in exchange for merely one Jew.)
12. 11 - is it wrong when this incites to more violence?
(10.12.11)
spray painting things like they do about mohammed on mosque walls is going to deter???? you really believe that?? by your own logic you've proved these price tag acts wrong AND anti-jewish. congratulations!
13. Price tag
Rosa ,   Amsterdam   (10.16.11)
Violence only begets violence and fear, and fear is the main reason for violence. At some point we have to overcome our fear to stop the circle of violence. Should we wait for the others to overcome their fears first? We were given the obligation of being an Or Lagoyim so we have to set the example. Nobody promised us a rose garden.
14. Bigger picture: SECURE BIG ISRAEL, nonviolent transfer.
Jerry ,   The Netherlands   (11.04.11)
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