“So, Dad, if our heritage is so special, and we have to be a light among the nations, and my entire future depends on it, why do I eat McDonalds, and why on earth don't we keep Shabbat?!”
More silence. This time, it was my father that spoke. “I don’t know. I guess I never thought that far,” he admitted, somewhat ashamed.
For the first time ever, I had stumped my brilliant lawyer father.
A Jew's view from the capital of Israel and the future site of the Third Temple, may it speedily be rebuilt.
True, these posts are important.
ReplyDeleteRav Kahane hy"d wrote a book called Listen World, Listen Jew which covers this very question.
I guess some people won't listen to him, but will listen to Aish.
Whatever gets the message through....