Source: https://t.me/pravdaGerashchenko_en/28485

Chief rabbi of Ukraine @RabbiUkraine writes on his Facebook page:

"The first photo shows my grandchildren hiding from Russian terrorists’ missiles in Kyiv region in the first days of the terrible invasion of Ukraine.

Later, together with thousands of people, we evacuated them to Israel and Europe.

In the second photo, the same people are hiding from Hamas terrorists’ missiles.

Two different parts of the world, but such a common pain and struggle… My heart breaks to see these faces, but I believe that the light of truth and faith will help us to go through these challenges

I pray to the Almighty to bring down his anger and fury on all those involved in the terror of civilians!"

  • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    But as an important religious figure, publicly saying that you pray for the fury and anger of your God to go down on your enemies is awful

    Have you read the old testament?

    • SlikPikker@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Some Jews are now openly talking about forcing a destitute and oppressed people to wander into exile. At least initially, through the Egyptian Desert.

      And don’t see the irony at all.

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      I know what you mean. But that should be the distinction between religious extremists and “mainstream” religious leaders, shouldn’t it? Extremists tend/can promote the negative, brutal, violent parts of their scripture. The modern-moderate mainstream approach is usually to focus on the unifying, loving, connecting, forgiving aspect. And this is why his statement pisses me off so much. Being the representative of the Jewish community in Ukraine, speaking for/to this community, advocating the violent aspects of your religion’s scripture is an awful move.

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      1 year ago

      You mean the book where Israel frequently gets attacked by outside forces as a means of punishment from God? The book where God exiles the Israelites to a foreign land because of their extreme sin?