Don’t let hatred win
I am becoming more and more concerned about the personal attacks and character assassinations occurring on Facebook. The entire world is seeing this. We 2gs (second generation, children of Holocaust survivors) also need to realize that the neo-Nazis and anti-Semites are having a field day watching Jew fight Jew. We are not only Democrats and Republicans, we are Americans.
We are in the middle of the three weeks that will soon culminate with Tisha b’Av, the 9th of Av (designated as a time of mourning over the destruction of the Holy Temple and the exile).We are told that both temples were destroyed because of sinat chinum, hatred of each other. If you dislike our president vote him out. If you like him help to get him re-elected. All this hated on the Internet will not accomplish either. It has truly gotten out of hand. Here’s my best advice: If someone attacks you with horrible comments, delete those comments. Don’t have an ongoing thread of insults.
Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg
Edison, New Jersey
