Q&A: An Opinion Ahead of the Elections
An Opinion Ahead of the Elections
Question
In lesson 10 on innovation, conservatism, and tradition, the suggestion came up that the Rabbi should write his opinion about what should be done in the upcoming elections.
The problem the Rabbi raised is that people don’t read books nowadays, and I assume writing a book would also take up the Rabbi’s time.
So I’d maybe like to suggest that we wait a bit until we get closer to election time and see who’s up against whom, and then maybe the Rabbi could write some booklet or something shorter and more focused. That way it would also be more effective, because people would read it (since it’s timely), and it would also be easier to distribute, because it’s normal to read party platforms ahead of elections and it wouldn’t just be some column on the website.
It would also require less effort from the Rabbi.
Is there any chance?
Answer
There’s no chance I’ll write a booklet telling people whom to vote for. I myself don’t know whom I’ll vote for, or whether I’ll vote at all.
I am considering writing something parallel to what I said there in the lesson, and that was the suggestion that came up there. We’re talking about an analysis of deep underlying processes that have political and current-event expressions, not about these elections or those.
But even that has to be printed and distributed, and that involves money and effort, and at the moment I don’t see who would carry that burden. I don’t have party funding.
Discussion on Answer
God willing, when I meet him.
Maybe Rabbi Michael Abraham should publish his political “Torah view” using the party funding of the Derekh Eretz party, of Yoaz Hendel and Zvi Hauser, who also define themselves as “right-wing,” yet oppose Bibi on the one hand and joining up with the Joint List on the other. Also, Minister Hendel has already proven himself in his struggle against the “kosher-phone level.”
In short: Derekh Eretz and Rabbi Michael Abraham match like two drops of water, and maybe Rabbi Michael Abraham’s support would help them pass the electoral threshold 🙂
Achitophel the Gilonite, may he live long, strategic consulting
I’m glad you ended up going with it after all, Rabbi,
I’d be happy to get a signed copy 😉
If you have a copy and bring it, I’ll sign it. Not that I understand what good that does.
You don’t need party funding.
Ask Mansour Abbas.
Because of you and people like you, he has plenty of money to waste.