Top Rabbis Denounce Trump– ‘If Muslims Aren’t Free in U.S., Jews and Christians Aren’t Either’

Four rabbis slam the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s divisive rhetoric ahead of his speech at a D.C. faith gathering.

ed note–the rabbis featured here, the ‘men in black’, aren’t in the least bit worried about the ‘freedom’ of Muslims and Christians in the US being threatened. Besides the personages of Jesus and Mohammed, whom the Jews as a group detest, everything that either faith stands for in terms of politics, faith, family, economics, etc are at 1000% variance with the core teachings of Judaism.

What has their panties in a pinch is that Trump cannot be counted on to do the same dance that has been done by previous presidents vis a’ vis Israel and her long-range/long-term geo-political goals in the ME and beyond. But the Jews, knowing what sells and what doesn’t, can’t exactly make such a case, (at least not within earshot of Gentiledom) because it doesn’t ‘sell’ as well as pretending to be a humanitarian who is concerned with the well-being of ‘the other’.

Furthermore, Trump–despite the hysterical screeching campaign waged against him by organized Jewish interests–is not ‘anti-Muslim’. He is not anti-Mexican. He knows the mood of the people whose vote he is trying to earn, understands the frustration out there and knows that right now the last thing that will fly with these folks is a history lesson that incorporates an in-depth exploration of the teachings of Islam and how the manner by which it has been portrayed within the JMSM is a total lie. He simply doesn’t have time for that, and furthermore, if he did engage in such a strategy, all can be assured that the same groups right now accusing him of being ‘anti-Muslim’ and ‘anti-immigrant’ would then switch direction 180 degrees and begin attacking him on the basis that he was ‘soft on terrorism’ and ‘weak on immigration’.

Haaretz

Four of America’s leading rabbis denounced Donald Trump and his divisive rhetoric ahead of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

The rabbis – speaking for themselves and not their respective organizations – are Rabbi Gil Steinlauf of Adas Israel Congregation; Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president emeritus of the Union for Reform Judaism; Steve Gutow, a prominent Reconstructionist rabbi and a senior advisor to J Street’s PAC; and Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld of Ohev Sholom, the oldest Orthodox synagogue in Washington.

“The first chapter of the Torah reminds us that all men and women are created equally in the image of God. Men and women of faith should indeed form a coalition to denounce the racism and bigotry that Trump spews forth and inspires,” Rabbi Herzfeld said in the joint press release as he referenced to the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.

“I speak today as a member of the Jewish people who, since biblical times, have endured countless oppressive regimes, countless acts of discrimination, oppression, brutalization and genocide,” said Rabbi Steinlauf. “Everything about the Jewish heritage and historical memory calls out to us not to remain silent, but to speak out courageously and strongly against the threat of a Trump presidency.”

Noting that Trump’s had inspired White Supremacists and earned praise of David Duke, as well as his anti-Mexican and anti-Muslim rhetoric, Rabbi Steinlauf said, “The Jewish people must speak out in solidarity with all our brothers and sisters who are under threat by Trump.”

“If Muslims are not free and safe in America, then Christians and Jews are not free and safe in America,” added Rabbi Yoffie. “If Latinos are not free and safe in America, then no ethnic group is free and safe in America.”

Addressing Trump in person in the statement, Yoffie pleaded, “Change the course of your campaign,” and “do what presidential nominees have always done in this country—which is to help Americans strengthen one another, inspire one another, and promote the values of justice and love that are common to all of our faiths.”

“Our religious traditions, clearly the Jewish tradition, teach us that both of these, fairness and justice, as well as the rule of law are integral elements of a just world,” Gutow said in a statement. “The President of the United States is the person who must reflect that voice.”