Monthly Archives: September 2015

There’s No Powerful Jewish Lobby

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Luke Ford

Ken Kurson, editor of the New York Observer, posts on FB: “I’m breaking some news here. I just don’t get this guy [Cory Booker] at all. I had such high hopes for him. I stand dazed and brokenhearted. And as … Continue reading →

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I Wish I Was A Syrian Refugee

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Luke Ford

I wish I were a Syrian muslim living in Germany or Sweden. My life would be so easy if I were. All my worries would be at an end. And if I saw a pretty woman I wanted to take, … Continue reading →

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American Rabbi: Europe must accept immigration swamping

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Luke Ford

John Graham writes in 2011: Thanks to Jewamongyou’s Blog for drawing my attention to a classic: In Paris, Muslim and Jewish leaders pledge to stand together against the rise of extreme-rightist parties, European Jewish Press 09/Mar/2011 PARIS (EJP)—Prominent Muslim and … Continue reading →

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Obama, Immigration, and the Bible

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Aryeh Spero writes in 2014: In his Executive Order speech defending what most consider outright amnesty for five million illegal immigrants, President Obama cited the biblical verse in Exodus: “Thou shalt not afflict the stranger (22:20)”. There is no … Continue reading →

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What is the Jewish perspective on the illegal immigration crisis in Israel?

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Luke Ford

Link: The Torah commands us to care for the foreigners and immigrants among us. Does that extend to illegal immigrants? Is it right to send them back, as is happening now, or are we obligated to take them in and … Continue reading →

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