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J
N
But if we’re serious about
revitalizing the Jewish brand
— which is our most valuable
asset — we must bring more
noise to the Jewish act of
bringing goodness, of bringing
a positive spirit to the world
around us.
How can we do that?
One way is if every Jewish
event — whether for major
groups like the ADL, AJC
and Federations or smaller
neighborhood groups —
would feature one Jew who is
giving back to the world and
is not connected to that par-
ticular cause. Just a Jew doing
good things.
This would offer hundreds
of occasions each year to
make some noise about Jews
and goodness. I can envi-
sion Jewish organizations
taking 10% of their “fighting
antisemitism” budgets and
allocating it to promoting Jews
who share their contributions
— from grade school kids to
Holocaust survivors, from
entertainers to scientists, from
doctors and artists to archi-
tects and volunteers in soup
kitchens.
The good thing, of course,
is that these Jews are every-
where. They’re the easiest peo-
ple to find.
The spreading of Jewish
contributions, creativity and
goodness won’t just revitalize
the Jewish brand throughout
America, it will also provide a
welcome injection of positive
energy into our anxious com-
munity.
Yes, we must never relent in
fighting for the safety of Jews.
But we must also never relent
in honoring the Jewish way of
never settling, of always aim-
ing higher.
We are determined fighters
when we are forced to be, but
we are givers always. And
giving, from what I hear, helps
reduce anxiety.
David Suissa is editor-in-chief and
publisher of Tribe Media Corp and
Jewish Journal. He can be reached at
davids@jewishjournal.com. Originally
published by Jewish Journal.
PURELY COMMENTARY
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Yiddish Limerick
Tisha b’Av
On Tisha b’Av, mir hobn gelozt undzer Beit HaMikdash, der tzay
So, mir gadaynkn un mir fastn on that day.
Mir layanan der Book of Lamentations
Farvos mir hob gelozn undzer nation,
Mir still gadaynkn un zogn, oy vay.
On Tisha b’Av — On the Ninth of Av
mir hobn gelozt undzer — we lost our
Beit HaMikdash — Holy Temple
der tzvay — the two
mir gadaynkn — we remember
un mir fastn — and we fast
Mir layanan der — we read the
Farvos mir hobn gelozt undzer — because we lost our
Mir still gadaynkn — We still remember
un zogn oy vay — and say woe to us.
By Rachel Kapen