Beit Shemesh is a great place. Daily life here is normal. Kids go to school, play outside, ride bikes and generally cause havoc. Parents work or learn (or both), take care of our families and race towards Shabbat. All of us have regular concerns like education, recreation, quality of life, and keeping our kids safe.
We want programs, parks and opportunities. We want safe, clean streets, access to health care and open spaces. We want schools with good education, in proper buildings in good condition. We want smart city planning and enough parking for residents. We want public spaces to be garbage free, parks that are age appropriate and in good repair.
We want the city to be a place we can live in and enjoy. We want new neighborhoods built with enough open spaces, schools, and shopping to serve the residents.
However, there are people who don’t want us to think of these things when we go to vote. They don’t want us to vote based on issues that concern us, our kids and our city. They don’t want us to consider who will be best at management, planning, allocating resources and improving quality of life.
They want us to see this election as a religious war and they use language from our holy books to portray it as such.
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What could be better for the residents than to hear from each candidate what they plan on doing for us? What possible reason could he have to refuse to let us hear directly from them their plans for Beit Shemesh and vote accordingly?
Bet Shemesh needs a mayor who cares for his citizens not one who sees them as sheep to be fed with fear and slander of his opponent.
Bet Shemesh needs a mayor who takes responsibility, has principles and guts. Bet Shemesh needs a mayor who will run a corruption free, nepotism free, backhand-deal free municipality. Bet Shemesh needs a mayor who can balance budgets, preserve our open spaces, build responsibly, prioritize education and youth, clean our streets, and focus on all that is good and positive in this city.
2. the rally: kiddush hashem or chilul hashem?
3. being really smart
4. return from Odessa, mashiach is at the doorstep
5. golus vs geulah
6. machane haredi and I do not share the same God
7. chilul hashem on the road
8. vintage minhogim
9. a tale of two grandfathers
10. jew against jew is nothing new
11. weird in Israel: cracking the sherut code
12. protesting against the protest
13. protesting a disgrace
14. is pizza a snack or a meal?
15. charedim, Israel and daas torah
16. shabbos with children: lets not lose the beauty
17. I found it!
18. womens access to healthcare coverage in tzniyus war
19. social upheaval in Israel
20. is serving in IDF really a Torah commandment?
21. first marathon runner was Jewish, not Greek
22. wet hot Israeli summer
yes, I know, I know.. I should have made a section for posts about the rally/protest and bundled them all together there...
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In your link above, number 4, return from Odessa, mashiach is at the doorstep, the translation is not accurate. Read the original Hebrew. The Rav is just saying, of course, if the situation is dangerous, then leave. Also, it doesn't say that Mashiach is at the doorstep. It says the Rav said he feels that Mashiach is on the way. Big difference. Ani Maamin. (but not this guys translation.)
ReplyDeleteRafi, thanks for the link.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous,
Hi, I'm "this guy".
Note that Kikar changed the wording of the article. Originally, the article said "משיח בפתח" - not "משיח בדרך". Look at comment 4 there. They must have modified the article afterwards.
Kol Tuv.
I updated my post to reflect the changes. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteKol Hakavod yaak. Good Shabbos.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link.
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