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On the other side are their elders
who recall the courageous, even
miraculous, early successes of the
Jewish state and who are not afraid to
call themselves nationalists when it
comes to Israel.
Daniel Gordis spoke of a recent
conversation he had with some of the
rabbinical students he worries about.
When one asked him his vision for
future coexistence in Israel, "I had
to say I gave up on that a long time
ago:' he recalled, adding that when
he and his family made aliyah more
than a dozen years ago, he did believe
in Arabs and Jews living peacefully
together.
But after the suicide bombs and
the rocket attacks, "I don't believe
that anymore' Israelis want a divorce
from the Arabs, not a marriage, he
said, knowing that he must have
sounded "hardened, calloused and
cynical now" to his young audience.
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Ideals vs. Survival
But he believes that while these
future rabbis, and many of their
peers, want Israel to live up to its ide-
als, he and his generation want Israel
to survive.
"We were taught that Jews come
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The fact that Israelis have real
enemies — people who seek their
national and personal destruction
— may be unpleasant for young
people to contemplate, but it's a fact
of life.
At the same time, it's not helpful to
lecture or chastise our youth, particu-
larly those who are expressing their
idealism and Jewish commitment by
choosing to serve the community as
spiritual leaders.
What's called for is a full and
open discussion about this trou-
bling divide. That means being able
to acknowledge worrisome Israeli
government actions without feeling
disloyal and recognizing the impor-
tance of inculcating young people
with a sense of Jewish peoplehood
and collective responsibility from the
earliest age.
Wrestling with Israel is noth-
ing new; indeed the biblical Jacob
became "Israel" only after struggling
with an angel all night. The key is to
do so with respect and humility and
in the name of Heaven. LJ
Gary Rosenblatt is editor and publisher of
the Jewish Week in New York.
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Gospel Voices
At Shabbat Service
Temple Israel's Friday night Shabbat
"Service Under the Stars" series will
feature the youth gospel choir Soul
Children of Chicago at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 5. An optional picnic
dinner precedes the service at 6 p.m.
Participants are invited to bring
their own picnic or partake of
Temple Israel's buffet for $12/adult,
no charge for children 12 years and
under. RSVP for picnic to Sandi
Stocker, sandi@temple-israel.org or
(248) 661-5700.
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Diaper Wars,
High Food Costs
Jerusalem (JTA) — The cottage
cheese wars in Israel may be over,
but the diaper war is heating up.
Major Israeli supermarket chains
have cut the price of Huggies brand
diapers imported from Turkey in an
effort to lure customers back to their
stores. The diapers are reportedly not
as effective as the Huggies Freedom
diapers made in the United States.
The Turkey diapers are being
sold at about 30 percent less than
they had been, with the reductions
continuing as major supermarket
chains vie to offer the diapers at the
cheapest price.
Meanwhile, several new studies
are reporting that food in Israel costs
more than 12 percent higher than in
Europe. And a study by the Knesset
Research and Information Center
found that food prices in Israel have
risen at a rate alarmingly higher than
in Europe and the United States.
In the past six years, food costs in
Israel grew by more than 12 percent,
while prices in 17 member states of
the European Union increased by
an average of 1.1 percent, the Israeli
business daily Globes reported.
At the same time, a poll conducted
by the Public Trust consumer orga-
nization in conjunction with Nielsen
found that yogurt is 34 percent more
expensive in Israel than in the United
States, Britain and Australia.
Israeli dairy companies argue that
raw milk prices are higher in Israel,
and the Value Added Tax adds greatly
to the cost of dairy products.
Sisterhood Holds
Annual Election
The Temple Shir Shalom Sisterhood
recently held its annual election for
the coming year 2011/2012.
President Janice Schwartz was
re-elected. Her new executive board:
treasurer, Linda Robinson; social
action chair, Sandee Mege; recording
secretary, Joyce Steinberg; member-
ship chair, Teri Weingarden.
To join, contact Weingarden at
thweingarden@yahoo.com or the
Temple Shir Shalom office, (248)
737-8700.