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out of context end up perver-
ting the original intent of the
religion.
With the animal rights
issue, for instance, while it is
true that the Torah advocates
kindness to animals, nowhere
are animals considered equal
to man, such as espoused by
the inane PETA philosophy:
"a rat is a pig is a dog is a
boy" (Where does that end?
Do PETA people refrain from
swatting mosquitoes biting
them? How can they stand it
that wolves eat bunny rab-
bits? etc.). •
While pleasure hunting is
anathema to Torah Judaism,
purposeful killing of animals
is allowed, whether for their
meat (kosher animals only, of
course!), their fur (yes, fur
coats are halachically OK), or
their skin (the same Torah
that Animal Rights Jews feel
teaches them not to harm
animals is itself made from
cowhide! Tefillin and mezuz-
zahs must also contain parch-
ment scrolls). The world and
all in it was created for the
benefit of man, to be used to
help him better serve the
Almighty.
As far as abortion "rights"
is concerned, while it is true
that under certain limited in-
stances (i.e. a threat to the
mother's life), abortion is
sanctioned by Jewish law
(and, of course, it is always
considered a tragedy, even
when allowed), the sanctity of
human life (a fetus is con-
sidered "life" 40 days after
conception) is paramount.
Moreover, within Judaism,
there are myriad laws gover-
ning the holiness and purity
of sexual relations.
Hence, Torah law does not
allow "choice" for a woman to
do as she wishes with her
body. Abortion as a form of
birth control for promiscuous
women wishing to avoid the
responsibility for caring for
out-of-wedlock children (the
majority of abortions are per-
formed for this reason) is
aborrhent to the Nth degree.
It is an embarrassment to the
holiness of the Almighty and
His Torah for Jewish women's
groups to support this concept
under the rubric of "Jewish
causes."
Those who rally around
"popular" causes in the name
of Judaism are to a great ex-
tent ignorant of the true
values espoused by authentic
Torah Judaism. My sugges-
tion is that all such Jews with
the energy and committment
to be involved with "causes,"
should take some bona fide
Jewish classes to see what
they're missing (not topics
like "Jews and Feminism," or
"Great Jewish Ballplayers,"
but real Jewish classes like
Chumash, Talmud, or Hala-
chah. For those with limited
time, a "Discovery" seminar
is particularly recommended).
Like the Jews who sup-
ported the Communist move-
ment, and so many other
"isms," these new causes also
will crumble with time. Only
the truth of the Torah will en-
dure forever.
Susan Tawil
Oak Park
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Tel Aviv (JTA) — An
international financial jour-
nal credits Israel with a
better economic performance
than the United States.
According to Euromoney, a
London publication spe-
cializing in international fi-
nance, Israel ranks 41st out
of 126 countries with respect
to "overall economic perfor-
mance." The United States
ranked 55th. Japan is No.-1.
The tabulation can be
found in a special issue
published for distribution to
finance ministers and cen-
tral bank governors atten-
ding the annual conference
of the International
Monetary Fund in Bangkok
next week.
It notes that Israel's credit
rating jumped from the
world's 60th in 1990 to 38th
in 1991, one of the biggest
improvements of any coun-
try.
The credit rating is based
on ability to repay debts, ac-
cessibility to international
capital markets and such
economic indicators as debt
repayment compared to ex-
ports, and foreign debt com-
pared to domestic product.
The Israeli daily Ha'aretz
noted that the Euromoney
report is especially timely
considering the spate of ar-
ticles in the United States
recently which question
Israel's ability to repay
loans.
That issue was addressed
in connection with Israel's
request for U.S. loan guar-
antees so that it can borrow
money commercially at
favorable terms.
Euromoney also rated
Israel's economic perfor-
mance superior to those of
Britain, Canada, Australia,
New Zealand and South
Africa.