Chaim Amalek writes me: “Pesach is soon to be upon us, and all I see here are white nationalism posts. Nothing on how it feels for you, a Jew, to prepare for Passover. Nothing about Torah. Nothing. It makes Torah Yidden wonder… In honor of Passover, I challenge you to post ten things about the Jewish religion that you really like.”
Ilana Mercer writes: A retail store selling Nazi memorabilia opens its doors in my neighborhood. I enter in search of the yellow Star of David Jews were forced to wear during the Third Reich. The proprietor, decked out in Nazi insignia and regalia, says, “I’m sorry, we don’t serve Jews.” “Don’t be like that,” I say. “Where else can I find a pair of clip-on swastika earrings?” The Nazi sympathizer is polite but persistent: “Ma’am, I mean no disrespect, but back in the Old Country, Jews murdered my great grandfather’s cousin and used his blood in the leavening of the Passover matzah.” “Yeah,” I reply. “I’m familiar with that blood libel. I assure you my own mother’s matzo balls were free of the blood of brats, gentile or Jewish. No matter. I can see where you’re coming from. I’m sorry for your loss. Good luck.”
