The Jewish Dispute How to Confront Anti-Semitism; Time for Reconciliation

the yeshiva.net [Music] before we do the hron first we're going to call up to a tremendous tremendous honor privilege to have with us we spent chabas with Rabbi Jacobson and I have to tell you I think Rari Ben shushan I think we enjoy watching each other speak trading notes Talking Shop about public speaking but then when we watch RAB why Jacobson speak it's a whole different Stratosphere it's a whole different League it's a whole different ball game it's a it's a unique unique experience to hear Rabbi y why speak it can make you both laugh and cry at the same time and like we pointed out on chabis I think it's the perfect experience of mdy to have alaver speaking at a gronic event the combination of the two coming together as one is the unity called mdy so without any further Ado it is a tremendous honor it was a privilege to have you for shabas and an honor to have you address us as the keynote speaker Rabbi y y Jacobson who brought us all together for this extraordinary chabas and shabas his esteemed father Haans the May fredman the home mishak the stefansky family the fredman family all the friends relatives and the extended family of I'm honored and privileged to address you with this stupendous evening so here's the question my dearest brothers and sisters how did he kill him how did he kill him it's a story that happened almost 3 and a half thousand years ago but Jews argue how did he kill him and I'm referring to the first recorded event in history of a Jew being murdered because he was a Jew it's in the beginning of Mo grew up and he went out to his brothers and he observes an Egyptian Commander an Egyptian Soldier trying to murder to Beat to Death a Hebrew the Jew will die if does nothing looks here looks there he strikes the Egyptian he kills him and he buries him in the sand I read a story and I say hasem the murderer was slain before he managed to kill the Jew was saved Jews know how to argue about everything if you open up a medal asked the question how did mha do it now I would say who cares well the guy is dead let's go eat the summation of all Jewish holidays they tried to kill us we won where is the food how he killed them is talking about this when the medish was written you're talking about at the end of bayen you're talking about 1500 years or more since it happened a lot of water came under the bridge since three opinions three different opinions reer says MOA killed him with his fist apparently in P's Palace there was some good KRA Maga lessons jitu judo martial arts some good wrestling or boxing M learned self-defense he took his fist that's the first opinion others say Jew was using a shovel in order to build H's Mansions PSIs m a shovel for tit for cement for plaster mha took the shovel boom he killed it and then the Rabon say the third opinion and this you all know why cu the only one that Rashi quotes in Rashi doesn't quote the first two opinions it's interesting Rashi quotes only the third opinion and that's why most Jews unless you learn M don't know about the first two opinions what's the third opinion didn't kill him with his fist or with a shovel he eliminated him by uttering the says now forgive me to ask this question be irreverent do we really have to fight about everything do we really have to argue about how MOA killed him and what about the the foundation of that all opinions ultimately come to it's all from hasem and he's one but come on this is an argument about M what happened either he used his fist or he used the shovel or he used the Shish I want to show you here my dearest friends how what seems like a farfetched argument in a medish I'm not going to say a far in a medish because somebody once told he says you got lost somewhere this argument is so relevant and timeless it could have been written today it's not an argument how mha killed the Egyptian on that moment that too it captures a fundamental argument how do you deal with the phenomenon of a Mitri or anyone in the world who has one one desire and that is to beat the Jew to death there's an argument and you know how important and how I know this argument is relevant because the Jewish people for Generations have been split about this question for Generations there has been a dichotomy a Cara sometimes a very dramatic split among the Jewish people how do you handle that MIT how do you confront that MIT one group said Jews must learn to employ a fist doesn't the gar the same who gives all the other says kill him first based on if there's even a that one Jewish life will be in danger they're coming for cash they're coming to steal straw but there's a danger there's a danger that maybe that the the Jewish people one Jew will be in danger one group said EG Jews must learn how to employ a fist it's not what anybody ever wants moral violence is not what anybody wants but when you're facing immoral violence sometimes hash laar there's no choice but to engage immoral violence with moral violence hash to protect innocent children that was one opinion there was another opinion that differed they argued M what's m don't use a fist use a shovel that creates construction what's that about exactly real estate they said we need to employ a different strategy let's build skyscrapers and acquire affluence and influence let's create powerful political social Financial alliances let's build skyscrapers himas as they would say in yish gim it let's build skyscrapers Garner influence have contacts with the most powerful people in a country M build the Jewish people let them become tycoons on every level whether it's in Academia in Commerce and Finance in the Arts in the the humanities and politics let them have influence and through diplomacy they'll be able to defeat an enemy to their influence in fact just one century ago there was a huge split among the Jewish people those who said EG and those who said M and then there was a third group and everybody knows who the third group was is the third group says Shame Shame name that's the way to defeat the and the who advocated said let's face it that ancient Egypt ancient Assyria ancient Babylonia ancient Persia ancient Greece ancient Rome ancient Byzantine did they not have Fists did they not have shovels did they not build monuments have military prowess build gymnasiums and stadiums and Palace palaces and Gladiators and Acropolis they had that but they're gone they're not here what did we have that they didn't have we had when the balat was arrested by the zaris government 1798 after sukus so the messenger of the zaris government came into his home and he was wearing Fillin he came to arrest him and he made with his hands like this and the man left so the word of his was he said Reb what happened he says stting they see sh and they're afraid so he left he said I also put on nobody's afraid of me the Fillin is not only on the head it's inside the head the f is inside but even it's the that was the Jewish is the Jewish secret and not so secret weapon that allowed them to remain Eternal third opinion my friends I believe that but I say this for my gut of my soul I believe that was a call to unite the three opinions finally after thousands of years of such pain and such division history be to us God speaks to us and says children can we bring the three opinions together and love each other like never before in history Unite with each other like never before in history be Jewish like never before in history there are moments and moments in history where you need an egg Rove where you must have a fist because sadly an enemy that gleefully is happy to to behead every Jewish child in Israel and really in the whole world bouquet of flowers therapists in California anger management lessons as wonderful as they are to deal with my trauma or your trauma they want to murder you and your children don't be apologetic and don't say you have a right to defend yourself you don't have a right you have an obligation if not I am an accomplice to murder murderers the same God told us my graish shall of course like Esther Amala went to plead with AES went to talk toes Jewish people need to use every method of influence whether in the United States or anywhere else in the world to influence people to make the world understand that a society that has no place for Jews that a society that vag craves the destruction of the Jewish people such a society has no place for Humanity history has proven the Jews are targeted first but never last when Hashem told a I will bless those who bless you it wasn't just a promise it was a historical fact it's a litmus test for a society you look at any society and you want to know is it blessed or first answer how do they treat the [Music] Jews this is my great fishal every Jew with influence must Flex his or her muscles without shame without an inferiority complex speak truth to power we were chosen to be the voice of morality for and then there's the of the Ron the S what allow s the fist to succeed and what allows the shovel to succeed is the shame it was the Haler who saidit him not only in the sand means what we just m he HED he was speaking regular words nobody can hear that he's talking to sh it sounds like mosha was having a casual conversation cuz that was mha in a regular conversation he was talking to sh the depth of this Insight is even the fast is sh and even the shovel is sh by the Jew there's no ultimate distinction between Heaven and Earth I once heard from the re he said where is it in which Sader is it you're not holding there yet soon you'll get there second half of sh so in using a classic bris phraseology is also part of the Jewish fist is also the Jewish shovel is also our generation and the is the one that today must make peace between these three opinions our nation was not designed to be split our nation was not designed to be fragmented our nation was not designed to mistrust each other you don't believe me ask Hamas ask Hitler the once said says until hasem will count according to the writings of the Nations what does that mean his is going to be January first not's so the also had a good sense of humor said this is how this is what's going to happen R is going to come he's going to want to gather everybody to hopefully even tonight he's going to walk in not to this Mal but he's going to walk in somewhere else and he's going to go to somebody and says give me a list of the Jews I got to take so the guy is going to give a list of his brother-in-law and his father-in-law not the brother-in-law he doesn't talk to the other brother-in-law he's going to give a list says what about what about what about the other guy I'm not even to talk about every this the lists are going to get very small whoever doesn't agree with me doesn't have a my has a is not counted he's not even Jewish only it's a much deeper level of a the says Mia is going to say you know what I'm going to go as the who they call a Jew je the Drew in B and inara and the Festival of for those they saw the same Kad you know why because there is the same Kad even if in manifestation we could be different than each other the the is who at the core is real we weren't made to be fragmented yes we are but we weren't made it's contrary just like children are supposed to talk to their mother and father parents are supposed to be close to their children and when it's it's not we cry the Jewish people are those children we're children we're siblings we're one this is the generation to bring it together we need a fist we need a shovel and it's all empowered by the Shish which is the only source of life and love and faith and truth and Eternity and morality and the distinction between Good and Evil every time they introduce me they talk about the V and so last time I told you a story but this time I remembered a joke what happens when aich marries a y so you have a mssiah who comes on [Applause] time now if I got ransy to laugh Rabbi why why is doing well so I'm going to tell you a v of the vagon since our dear beloved rebelli carries His holy name huh oh you have Rus on the GL this is my fist if somebody doesn't listen Von says I think it's in Mish what a v you started you're in a few days you're going to get up to going to learn a lot we all know water is to asone why sunlight is also to water is vital to life so is oxygen and you know what he says he says water never nothing grows without water but water never determines what's going to grow the same water that irrigates the kiwi tree tree and the watermelon and the cantaloupe irrigates the spelt and the oats and the Rye the estri tree and the peach and the cherry and the blueberry and the raspberry so what's the difference it's the same water the question is what you put into the Earth said the vagon a to irrigates whatever you put into your system and then he says something quite sharp he says some people think I'm learn to beautiful things are going to grow he says no not if you planted Thorns not if you planted weeds not if your plants are filled with bacterias or infections or viruses the water will produce and make grow whatever you planted and he says sometimes a person plants into a system negativity toxicity sometimes I'm dealing with arrogance or egotism and you know what happens the turra will feed that too the turle will make that grow too and then it's it's more dangerous because it's camouflaged by the power of T the vagon says there's no substitute for inner refinement there's no substitute for challenging myself as the kutka said you learned Chas what did Chas teach you the greatest obstacles we have to Unity are our own insecurities when you're really in this presence of God when you don't only learn Shas but Shas learns you when the water that I plant and I put into my plants every single day when I learned the is water that falls on a heart that craves forus and love and connection and attachment and authenticity then as we learned at the end of says an interesting there will be a blossom there will be a growth that is extra extraordinary my dearest friends my dearest holiest friends we are living in unprecedented times this little it's not so little but this relatively speaking to 16 million it's little this kibuts of yeden there is a foraste a foraste of what it means Jews connecting celebrating being proud and most importantly being filled with love and connection and empowerment and inspiration but when we go home tomorrow it's easy for me to go back into my own orbit we have now an unprecedented opportunity 16 million Jews were touched to their core in the last few weeks everybody wants to be more Jewish everybody but how by checking ticktock every 6 seconds by looking at another clip another piece of news by finding the anchor who doesn't protest against Israel and we turn him into and then we send it to all our family members we finally found a gentile who thinks that we don't have to go into the gas Chambers wow those who have to do that let them do that but all of us have a now we have a historic Mission 16 million Jews want to be Jewish and they want to know how everyone has influence you have your circle of influence it's time for you and I and every one of us to go out of our corner and empower the Jewish people to embrace not just the fist yes and not just the shovel yes but also the shame ofish that has sustained us for 4,000 years and it work proof is we're here we survived we Thrive we celebrate we love we're going to see Messiah we're going to see the G we're going to be victorious the Jews want an anchor 16 million Jews are waiting for marching orders and today's marching orders comes from the Grassroots just like mdy Grassroots [Applause] Revolution that's the are times of it says every person is a little Mia every child every Jew is every Jew is don't wait for Al let them do things everyone has a 16 million Jews their hearts are open give them give them what to hold on to to make it part of their daily life whether it's or orik or or shabas candles or shabas or or any other of the but today we do it with love and with unity you look at a Jew and you say ah you also they want to kill you're also a im M that they want to destroy friends I want to conclude with this story it was during the days before the six they War May and June 1967 the ambassador of the US in the UN was a Jew by the name of Arthur Goldberg some of you from the 60s may remember the name he had a Jewish Diplomat working for him his name was Joe Joe Benin elzar he gets a call one night from a first cousin she has a son AB he's learning in and the told all is and however would listen nobody should leave Israel in May 67 it's the safest place and there are going to be great Miracles the Israeli media publicized it at the time it was a unique phenomenon to everyone who had a passport left they thought who knows a second Holocaust seven armies attacking promising a second Holocaust we're going to throw them into the sea he said nobody should leave nobody asked going to be unbelievabl she says our son AR is refusing to leave cuz the Reb said no Joe you work for Arthur you're in the UN you're part of the intelligence tell me is it dangerous I didn't want to scare her I said I would bring him home so she says I'm ning him but he says the Reb has to give him permission do me a favor you're connected the you you can get into the Reb asking he's a Ben he's a Ben we're survivors let the re give this boy from kabat commission to go home to New York he says I'll do it he makes an appointment because of his connections he didn't say why he's coming he said he works for Arthur Goldberg United Nations so he went into the rebba and he tells the rebba the situation so the Reb said I told everybody to stay because the is a safe place said I know but I'm connected to the mod we have intelligence we have intelligence an American intelligence is aware of the fact that there may be more deaths that any Jew wants to think about even if Israel comes out it will not be without scores and scores of casualties he's a Ben send them home so the rebba looks at him and he says you have your intelligence we have our he says what's your intelligence he says he says I understand but he's a Reb looked and he said every Jew is a you think my statement was coming from H it was coming from careless as every Jew is a and I'm telling you he doesn't have a reason to leave and said okay and he left he called his cousin of stayed when the war was over the Reb asked him before he left come back after the war is over he came back he looked at him and he said no what do you say about our intelligence in six days victory was achieved Israel was quadrupled casualties there were more than 800 nothing close to what happened the first day of Crystal KN 400 Jews were killed Crystal KN that's still entrenched in the Jewish psyche here almost 1500 Jews and the captives etc etc but those words ought to empower us we don't understand nobody understands but let's know one thing and that is there's no question there's no question that there's a story much larger than us happening and these are unprecedented times and like always we will emerge Victorious but let's not forfeit this moment in history to be able to unite the fist with the shovel with the sh to be able to go out from here from gives to be able to eliminate all the in human form the and the and the m and the he to be able to rise to the occasion thank [Applause] you this class is brought to you by the yeshiva.net please help us continue the classes make even a small contribution at ww.the usa.net donate