tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post1200541370180103880..comments2023-10-30T07:39:04.857-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts- Do They Have Meaning?: More Christians join BirthrightJack Steinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-80770723923070611702008-06-13T01:44:00.000-07:002008-06-13T01:44:00.000-07:00B"hAs a matter of fact, I DID recently mimic this ...B"h<BR/><BR/>As a matter of fact, I DID recently mimic this prayer:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://esseragaroth.blogspot.com/2008/05/other-burning-bush.html" REL="nofollow">The Other Burning Bush</A><BR/><BR/>Batya,<BR/><BR/>I wonder if it was because they weren't born Jewish or that they are pasul due to their beliefs. I wonder if everyone should submit these anecdotes to Birthright, and see if the statistics they quoted Jack about "mistakes" are accurate.Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-33040436565937016572008-06-12T23:23:00.000-07:002008-06-12T23:23:00.000-07:00BY,Reminds me of the Rav's blessing for the Czar i...BY,<BR/><BR/>Reminds me of the Rav's blessing for the Czar in Fiddler. ;)<BR/><BR/>Batya,<BR/><BR/>That is a bit troubling.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-22793333844101116262008-06-12T20:10:00.000-07:002008-06-12T20:10:00.000-07:00I know someone who has worked as a tour guide for ...I know someone who has worked as a tour guide for them and, needing to say kaddish, had trouble finding a minyan of Jewish males.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246929075812590204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-87490930311294047232008-06-08T01:48:00.000-07:002008-06-08T01:48:00.000-07:00B"H The barn door has been left open at least a ja...B"H The barn door has been left open at least a jar. Now I'm starting to know why evil people like Yossi Beilin support Birthright.<BR/><BR/>Christians are welcome to support us,...FROM AFAR.<BR/><BR/>If they come here to missionize, let's just say that all bets are off.Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-88638121311257870372008-06-05T22:50:00.000-07:002008-06-05T22:50:00.000-07:00Leeby,It is an imperfect system.A lot of Christian...Leeby,<BR/><BR/>It is an imperfect system.<BR/><BR/><I>A lot of Christians want to see Israel, and want to support Israel. </I><BR/><BR/>Benning,<BR/><BR/>I hear you and want to support that, but this trip is specifically designed for Jewish kids.<BR/> <BR/>Look at this:<BR/><I>Taglit-Birthright Israel provides the gift of first time, peer group, educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26. Taglit-Birthright Israel's founders created this program to send thousands of young Jewish adults from all over the world to Israel as a gift in order to diminish the growing division between Israel and Jewish communities around the world; to strengthen the sense of solidarity among world Jewry; and to strengthen participants' personal Jewish identity and connection to the Jewish people.</I><BR/><BR/>I don't have a problem with Christians supporting Israel, but there are trips that are more appropriate for them.<BR/><BR/>Chaviva,<BR/><BR/>I am sure that money comes from all sorts of places, but that doesn't change the mission of this trip.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-49579967794819025252008-06-05T13:50:00.000-07:002008-06-05T13:50:00.000-07:00I think people would be shocked to learn how much ...I think people would be shocked to learn how much of the money that pays for the Birthright trips comes from Christian Zionist organizations ... but I'm not saying that means Christians should go on the trips :D<BR/><BR/>Don't they have their own versions of these trips now, though?Chaviva Gordon-Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03332712096317076482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-63237809297780787042008-06-05T10:03:00.000-07:002008-06-05T10:03:00.000-07:00A lot of Christians want to see Israel, and want t...A lot of Christians want to see Israel, and want to support Israel. This is something that organization needs to address, but aside from a few overly zealous Christians making pains of themselves, I don't think this is a huge problem.<BR/><BR/>But then, I'm not Jewish. My perspective is faulty.benninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883327259794768568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-24576785559206362842008-06-04T14:01:00.000-07:002008-06-04T14:01:00.000-07:00On the flipside...Birthright looks more for zionis...On the flipside...<BR/>Birthright looks more for zionistic people than religious and I know that a my very religious friends made up answers so that they would be accepted on the trip.<BR/>and yes, very disturbing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com