Oct 16, 2013
Quote of the Day
The scoundrel who murdered Yitzhak [Rabin] desecrated a holy commandment of the Torah of Israel: 'Thou shalt not kill'. No Jew may delete a commandment of the Ten Commandments. No one is authorized to forgive him for that
-- President Shimon Peres, at memorial ceremony for Yitzchak Rabin
hmmm, what about 'Keep the Sabbath day holy'?
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-- President Shimon Peres, at memorial ceremony for Yitzchak Rabin
hmmm, what about 'Keep the Sabbath day holy'?
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Yes, there's lots of moral equivalence there. :(
ReplyDeleteHe wasn't making a moral point, but a religious one. There are plenty of ways to criticize (sorry, can't find a strong enough word, so I'll go with that one) Rabin's murder. But if you choose to take the "Torah" path, you have to at least lead a life which is consistent with basic Torah mandates.
DeleteHad he gone with the morality argument, you'd have a point. But he didn't.
He said a 'holy' commandment. Obviously he feels the others aren't holy enough
ReplyDeleteI assume you are saying that because he supposedly does not keep the Shabbat holy, then he is deleting a commandment, and that puts him on a par with Amir, who also deleted a commandment. However, we don't say that about any other murderers, that their murder is OK, because others delete other commandments. Anyway, as far as secular people are concerned, most do not work on Shabbat, so there is some holiness, even if not totally. Also, in Shimon perese long life, he was a frum Yid during his youth in Poland, and broke people's radios in the shtedil where he lived if they were being used. he somewhat lapsed in his life, but I am sure as president he does not publicly desecrate Shabbat.
ReplyDeletePeres also seems to think that only Amir deleted a commandment, not the other hundreds of murderers in Israel.
DeleteI don't recall Rabin being kidnapped......
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