The cynical take on Josephus would be that when he was in that cave of defeated hardliners that he was being a real keen math wiz and a pragmatic survivor among fanatics resolved to die. The Sicarii and the Zealots are DEFINITELY a cautionary tale, I agree. Rabbi Brous seems to have the same beautiful empathy and self-accountability as Senator Bernie Sanders, both with shining souls whom I would follow if they led the way. I'm disgusted with the naysayers in the comment section who rebuff what Rabbi Brous is preaching (right-wingers like Bibi & Trump are why we can't have good things). This one sermon has made a subscriber out of me: Bravo, Rabbi !
One book for you dear rabbi.....Read: The War of Return by Einat Wilf Einat a lifelong peace activist will explain to you why your point of view is so naive. You seem like a 'nice' person but you lack wisdom. An uninformed American who just wants the kids to get along and things to get back to good for Jews here in the good ol' USA. An American who for decades supported a two state solution with people who yell in your face (louder today than ever) that they want one state from the river to the sea. Decades upon Decades of compromises that resulted in Oct. 7 Rabbi....'river to sea' is not a call of coexistence, not a call of compassion or reason. The poor innocents who have been holding hostages in their homes for 8 months are not looking for a compromise or an end to the war. Today, we must decide that we are not in Israel and should not tell the Israelis what to do to defend their right to exist. Today, we must decide that we no longer listen to people like you who insist that we need to compromise one more time. That this time things will be different.
Thank you as always for your moral clarity and your appeal to the better angles of our nature.
The clarity and simple explanation of the Jewish community and its cause is truly encouraging and profoundly spiritual.
thank you. Powerful and helpful. Publish a short form in the NYT Opinions section?
Brilliant and much needed
The cynical take on Josephus would be that when he was in that cave of defeated hardliners that he was being a real keen math wiz and a pragmatic survivor among fanatics resolved to die. The Sicarii and the Zealots are DEFINITELY a cautionary tale, I agree. Rabbi Brous seems to have the same beautiful empathy and self-accountability as Senator Bernie Sanders, both with shining souls whom I would follow if they led the way. I'm disgusted with the naysayers in the comment section who rebuff what Rabbi Brous is preaching (right-wingers like Bibi & Trump are why we can't have good things). This one sermon has made a subscriber out of me: Bravo, Rabbi !
Amen, Rabbi, Amen!
Thank you Rabbi Brous 👏👏👏👏
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They recognized not the workers of iniquity, who devour my people as one eats bread and called not on the name of the Lord
With friends like Brous, Israel doesn't need any enemies!
One book for you dear rabbi.....Read: The War of Return by Einat Wilf
Einat a lifelong peace activist will explain to you why your point of view is so naive. You seem like a 'nice' person but you lack wisdom. An uninformed American who just wants the kids to get along and things to get back to good for Jews here in the good ol' USA. An American who for decades supported a two state solution with people who yell in your face (louder today than ever) that they want one state from the river to the sea. Decades upon Decades of compromises that resulted in Oct. 7
Rabbi....'river to sea' is not a call of coexistence, not a call of compassion or reason.
The poor innocents who have been holding hostages in their homes for 8 months are not looking for a compromise or an end to the war.
Today, we must decide that we are not in Israel and should not tell the Israelis what to do to defend their right to exist.
Today, we must decide that we no longer listen to people like you who insist that we need to compromise one more time.
That this time things will be different.
The true history and behavior of Israel is not to compromise, far from it.
Shame to you, so-called Rabbi.
Rabbi Sharon, the Holy Spirit ( The Feminine Manifestation of God) is speaking through you!
whatever she says, she ignores the terrible fact that the zionist state of israel is an idol, much like the golden calf
The political, personal, and spiritual hazards of Zionist extremism are some of the main points of her sermon. Rather than ignore, she is well aware.