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Ever since the hijackings started in 1970, Jewish passengers have been segregated and especially mistreated. But why? Why does Qaddafi, seeking to strike back for the Israeli bomb- ing of the PLO headquarters, call for a massacre of the Jews of Tunisia? Why did Hitler order "a final solution of the Jewish prob- lem" (i.e., the killing of all the Jews) rather than the death of the observant/or Orthodox/or secular/or whatever Jews actu- ally opposed his programs? Why did he not spare the patriotic German Jews or the German Jewish war veterans who in 1934 expressed their solidarity with his plans for a restored Germany? If anti-Semites are motivated by pure hatred, what do they see in all Jews that evokes that hatred? At this very time, the Jewish community, both in America and Israel, is heading for a social split that could leave us as two sepa- rate peoples by the year 2000. President Haim Herzog of Is- rael recently stated that he is con- fident that Israel is overcoming its Ashkenazic-Sephardi split and believes that peace between Jews and Arabs will yet come; but he is deeply concerned that the divi- sions between secular and religi- ous in Israel are sharpening with no cure in sight. Rabbi J. David Bleich, a re- spected right-wing Orthodox scholar, has already proposed that ence rl r`G?S1 tiny * Kc, e C.4'..:intessiicc. 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The re- establishment of Jewry and Judaism in Israel is the best proof that the covenant and hope in re- demption still live. The positive impact of the work of atheistic Zionist movements on believers has been enormous. Furthermore, in a crisis — such as the Six-Day War or Yom Kip- pur War — the family connection comes out powerfully — evoking extraordinary response from people who have never admitted (or even have denied) their deep linkage to Jewish faith and de- stiny. This confirms the suspicion that the anti-Semites or the Rus- sians or terrorists have had all along that all Jews are in this to- gether, whatever their official position. Does this mean that the ter- The system allows for rorist%are justified in the attack a full range of human on "innocent" Jews? No — their attack on Jewish bystanders and response in other civilians is as evil as their attacks on Zionists and commit- community, ted Jews. But their insight of including those who shared fate is correct. In the late 1950s, Rabbi Joseph disbelieve or reject B. Soloveitchik suggested that all observance. Jews share the brit goral, the co- venant of fate — e.g., every Jew's life is on the line. Soloveitchik that the system allows for a full suggested that this is the funda- range of human response in com- mental level of inclusion in the munity, including those who dis- covenant. Sharing the fate of all believe or reject observance. Jews means the Jew is committed The universal triumph of life and is fully, within the covenant of and freedom promised in Jewish Israel. The next level up, says Sol- tradition is to be achieved on a obeitchik, is the "covenant of de- human scale through human loy- stiny," e.g. shared values, obser- alty which starts from the family vances, meanings. He conceded and widens out to neighbors and that all Jews do not share that to humanity. By making the fam- level of involvement but insisted ily the carrier of covenant, the that it was the task of Orthodox Torah insured that even if a per- Jews to reach out — out of basic son conflicted with the central af- oneness and shared fate — and firmations that person is still part convince the others. of the family. The believers had to Orthodoxy has failed to spell wrestle with non-believing per- out this common legitimacy of all sons and their views and adjust to Jews and Jewish movements their presence rather than eject which share Jewish fate as the the people or dismiss their views. starting point for its policies. Or- A church is defined as a collection thodoxy's rulings and tactics must of true believers; people are in or be re-cast — predicated on the out depending on holding proper covenantal legitimacy of other belief. Judaism, by incorporating groups as well as individuals. the family, insured that people Then it can make whatever who do not believe or observe proper criticisms it wants to make would be still included in the of non-Orthodoxy's departures community and covenant. from Halachah. Operating on this Indeed, since the family carried premise, it would have the chance the message, even if the indi- to win others over or meet them vidual does not accept it, as long halfway with integrity. Similarly, as he/she is part of the family, non-Orthodox groups have to then the individual is considered translate into policy choices this to still be a carrier of the message. legitimacy of shared fate. Affir- That is why the Talmud says: "A mations of pluralism must be Jew even if he sins, remains a turned into concrete choices bes- Jew." peaking the commitment not to As long as the family survives, let disagreements on observance the message survives. Therefore, and values separate the Jewish anyone who insures the survival groups from each other. of the family is properly seen as a carrier of the message (i.e., one who insures its transmission) even if that person or group do not Named-to Post believe in the specifics of Jewish The medical staff of Providence faith. After the Holocaust, when faith Hospital, in Southfield, has in God and the Jewish covenant named Dr. Sidney. Hillenberg were deeply challenged, if not president for 1986. Dr. Hillen- overthrown, hundreds of berg is a family practitioner with thousands of secular Israelis offices in Southfield the way to end the "Who is a Jew" controversy is to recognize Re- form converts in Israel — as members of a separate religion (Reform) — just as Israel recog- nizes Christian and Islamic com- munities as distinct religions which set their own standards. How can we allow the disag- reements between Jews to become divisions when history itself and outsiders tell us by their actions that Jewish fate is indivisible? What do the terrorists know that we have forgotten? Judaism was given to a family, not just an individual. The Torah — the Jewish covenant of redemp- tion — presents itself not as pure belief, or a set of true doctrines or correct practices alone, but as a people's way of life. This means I' .7 4° YI eal.a.../Wes'esSANIa% 114 14 61r Ligii &iI it 10 ie :toe w ■ ti.,/ L i etY i ill it 111 o Ilt...iiliiziel•'011141WW*3 1