Comments on: Rabbis for the Muslim Communist Candidate? http://www.jewlicious.com/2008/09/rabbis-for-the-muslim-communist-candidate/ It's a Jewish Blog! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex http://www.jewlicious.com/2008/09/rabbis-for-the-muslim-communist-candidate/#comment-1036962 Alex Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:01:55 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=5208#comment-1036962 Could you imagine if 100 preachers came out and endorsed McCain? The Democrats would be going ballistic talking about separation of Church and State. American Jews here would be up in arms... But when it's for of your own, you see it very differently I guess. blip is absolutely right... or just as dumb as Messianic Jews (we call them Christians) Could you imagine if 100 preachers came out and endorsed McCain? The Democrats would be going ballistic talking about separation of Church and State. American Jews here would be up in arms… But when it’s for of your own, you see it very differently I guess.

blip is absolutely right… or just as dumb as Messianic Jews (we call them Christians)

]]> By: DiGiTaL http://www.jewlicious.com/2008/09/rabbis-for-the-muslim-communist-candidate/#comment-1036934 DiGiTaL Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:08:22 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=5208#comment-1036934 Judging by the list of women and the places that many of them are from, I'm going out on a limb here and guess that they are mostly reformed rabbis, no surprise there. I would be amazed if most of them knew the Parsha Hashavouh. In general, I don't like to see Rabbi's so politically involved. If anything, they should just advice which candidate appears to have some spiritual merit. Spirituality shouldn't take a backseat to their political agendas, which I feel is top on their list for these particular rabbis. Judging by the list of women and the places that many of them are from, I’m going out on a limb here and guess that they are mostly reformed rabbis, no surprise there. I would be amazed if most of them knew the Parsha Hashavouh. In general, I don’t like to see Rabbi’s so politically involved. If anything, they should just advice which candidate appears to have some spiritual merit. Spirituality shouldn’t take a backseat to their political agendas, which I feel is top on their list for these particular rabbis.

]]> By: Kari http://www.jewlicious.com/2008/09/rabbis-for-the-muslim-communist-candidate/#comment-1036749 Kari Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:21:59 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=5208#comment-1036749 Meh. Rabbis for Obama shouldn't exist. Not because rabbis shouldn't have political opinions, but instead because rabbis should stay out of politics. (Unless they're choosing to run for themselves.) As Jews we are usually the victims of religious discrimination, and people get all fired up when a noteworthy priest, minister or televangelist announces their support for a political candidate. Why are our rabbis getting involved in the same political nonsense that the xtians are already in? Meh. Rabbis for Obama shouldn’t exist. Not because rabbis shouldn’t have political opinions, but instead because rabbis should stay out of politics. (Unless they’re choosing to run for themselves.)

As Jews we are usually the victims of religious discrimination, and people get all fired up when a noteworthy priest, minister or televangelist announces their support for a political candidate. Why are our rabbis getting involved in the same political nonsense that the xtians are already in?

]]> By: blip http://www.jewlicious.com/2008/09/rabbis-for-the-muslim-communist-candidate/#comment-1036596 blip Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:29:53 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=5208#comment-1036596 Doesn't this make them Jews for Jesus now? Doesn’t this make them Jews for Jesus now?

]]> By: David H. http://www.jewlicious.com/2008/09/rabbis-for-the-muslim-communist-candidate/#comment-1036320 David H. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:30:52 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=5208#comment-1036320 Wait. Rabbi Steve Bob? Rabbi Bob??? Is it possible? Rabbi Billy Ray Bob. Rabbi Bobby Ray Bob. Rabbi Robert J. Bob. This is too much fun. Wait. Rabbi Steve Bob? Rabbi Bob??? Is it possible? Rabbi Billy Ray Bob. Rabbi Bobby Ray Bob. Rabbi Robert J. Bob. This is too much fun.

]]> By: larry http://www.jewlicious.com/2008/09/rabbis-for-the-muslim-communist-candidate/#comment-1036136 larry Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:07:55 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=5208#comment-1036136 I doubt it would be a debacle since it is a group that is self created. I looked at the list and they all look like rabbis and teachers to me. I doubt it would be a debacle since it is a group that is self created. I looked at the list and they all look like rabbis and teachers to me.

]]> By: david http://www.jewlicious.com/2008/09/rabbis-for-the-muslim-communist-candidate/#comment-1036111 david Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:31:09 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=5208#comment-1036111 Some "rabbis' on this list seem to call themselves rabbis just to make it to the list. If someone would fact-check who many of these 'rabbi' supporters really are this could develop into a debacle for Obama's campaign. Some “rabbis’ on this list seem to call themselves rabbis just to make it to the list. If someone would fact-check who many of these ‘rabbi’ supporters really are this could develop into a debacle for Obama’s campaign.

]]> By: froylein http://www.jewlicious.com/2008/09/rabbis-for-the-muslim-communist-candidate/#comment-1036105 froylein Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:19:24 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=5208#comment-1036105 To quote the Holy Pythons, "You see, it's all a show. / Keep on laughing as you go. / Just remember that the last laugh is on you." To quote the Holy Pythons, “You see, it’s all a show. / Keep on laughing as you go. / Just remember that the last laugh is on you.”

]]> By: Tom Morrissey http://www.jewlicious.com/2008/09/rabbis-for-the-muslim-communist-candidate/#comment-1036001 Tom Morrissey Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:31:10 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=5208#comment-1036001 This rabbinic intervention is unfortunate, absolutely gratuitous-- 'cause we have Joe Biden. From a fundraiser yesterday: "Part of the problem is in white suburbia, as well as…among ethnic groups, among, particularly Jews and Catholics, there is a lack of ease about Barack. They don’t know him. One of my major jobs is to go out and talk about what I know — they know me — talk about who I am, why I support Barack." Biden proceeded with a lengthy disquisition on the Book of Micah. This rabbinic intervention is unfortunate, absolutely gratuitous– ’cause we have Joe Biden. From a fundraiser yesterday:

“Part of the problem is in white suburbia, as well as…among ethnic groups, among, particularly Jews and Catholics, there is a lack of ease about Barack. They don’t know him. One of my major jobs is to go out and talk about what I know — they know me — talk about who I am, why I support Barack.”

Biden proceeded with a lengthy disquisition on the Book of Micah.

]]> By: Tom Morrissey http://www.jewlicious.com/2008/09/rabbis-for-the-muslim-communist-candidate/#comment-1035970 Tom Morrissey Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:47:40 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=5208#comment-1035970 It seems rather odd that a group of rabbis would opine on The One's "spiritual faith" (is there any other kind?), as opposed simply to endorsing his policies in a more general way. Is this a means of trying to innoculate him from the stigma of Rev. Wright? How would it go over if the National Conference of Catholic Bishops endorsed McCain or Palin (neither of whom are Catholics) as persons of "deep and abiding spiritual faith based on the teachings" of Jesus Christ? Not well, I suspect, and understandably so. I'll have to reread the Dem. platform, but I missed the part on "achieving a world of peace with justice for all people". Well, give the rabbis credit for this: the Jews came up with this whole messiah thing in the first place. Perhaps we should defer to their Torah-based analysis of the Oneness of The One. It seems rather odd that a group of rabbis would opine on The One’s “spiritual faith” (is there any other kind?), as opposed simply to endorsing his policies in a more general way. Is this a means of trying to innoculate him from the stigma of Rev. Wright?

How would it go over if the National Conference of Catholic Bishops endorsed McCain or Palin (neither of whom are Catholics) as persons of “deep and abiding spiritual faith based on the teachings” of Jesus Christ? Not well, I suspect, and understandably so.

I’ll have to reread the Dem. platform, but I missed the part on “achieving a world of peace with justice for all people”.

Well, give the rabbis credit for this: the Jews came up with this whole messiah thing in the first place. Perhaps we should defer to their Torah-based analysis of the Oneness of The One.

]]> By: Alex http://www.jewlicious.com/2008/09/rabbis-for-the-muslim-communist-candidate/#comment-1035968 Alex Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:44:15 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=5208#comment-1035968 Not wrong, stupid. Not wrong, stupid.

]]> By: larry http://www.jewlicious.com/2008/09/rabbis-for-the-muslim-communist-candidate/#comment-1035954 larry Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:28:47 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=5208#comment-1035954 300 Rabbits can be wrong about many things, but about this, they are not. Oooooops..... I thought it said Rabbits for Obama. My mistake. But I like the rabbis' webpage even if they are not rabbits Did you know that if you do a frequency distribution on the first names of the signatory rabbis... you get... David 11 Michael 10 Jonathan 7 Joshua 7 Daniel 6 Jeffrey 5 Susan 5 Alan 4 Andrew 4 Brian 4 Bruce 4 Elliot 4 Leonard 4 Shira 4 Steven 4 ... since when is David a Jewish name? And for a rabbi, no less? 300 Rabbits can be wrong about many things, but about this, they are not.

Oooooops….. I thought it said Rabbits for Obama. My mistake.

But I like the rabbis’ webpage even if they are not rabbits

Did you know that if you do a frequency distribution on the first names of the signatory rabbis… you get…

David 11
Michael 10
Jonathan 7
Joshua 7
Daniel 6
Jeffrey 5
Susan 5
Alan 4
Andrew 4
Brian 4
Bruce 4
Elliot 4
Leonard 4
Shira 4
Steven 4
… since when is David a Jewish name? And for a rabbi, no less?

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