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Uniting Jews for Peace:
What you Can do November 1
Israel is once again on the brink of war and Jewish people the world over are
starting to experience terrorism in their own nations, as witnessed by
synagogue burnings in Syracuse, NY & France and the stabbing of a Jewish
teenager on a London bus, to mention only a few of many recent events.
It no longer matters whether you were for or against Oslo because when the
guns are firing on Gilo, the bullets do not distinguish between left and
right. We are one in the eyes of the Arabs, who seek to make Jerusalem their
capital through stones, molotov cocktails, and machine gun fire; just as we
were one to Hitler, even if it meant going back 8 generations to find a
Jewish relative in one's lineage.
If the world at large is delivering us a message - that we are one - perhaps
it is time for us to stand up and take notice of what we are being told.
Because, deep down, we all know one thing. When we are united, when we act
as one - be it in 1948 to create the state of Israel, and again in 1967 and
1973 when Israel's very existence was in doubt - we witness miraculous,
momentous events. And, time and again, the Jewish people have been saved.
This is why I, and many others, are calling on every Jew, and on our
many friends, to unite at the same moment to make a difference.
On Monday, November 1 at 6:00 pm Israel time (see below for your
corresponding local time), the first day of the Jewish month of
Cheshvan, Stop, Stand Still and Unite with your fellow Jews in the
following prayer:
Dear God, bring us back from the brink of war and bless us with peace, wisdom
and healing. Guide us together in love and harmony to our destiny. May we
find only favor in each other and witness the hopeful vision of swords beaten
into plowshares, each under his vine and fig tree, unafraid, soon in our
days.
Just Imagine...
For one minute Jews of all backgrounds, nationalities and affiliations will
be united, overlooking the differences that so blindly divide us, to share
the love and heritage that bind us together for 3000 years.
For one minute, our voices will be joined together in the same thought,
united in the same concern of love for Israel, our fellow Jewsand world peace.
For one minute, all our spiritual, emotional and physical resources will be
united together in the quest for a true and lasting peace.
Just as the Jews of Israel stand together for moments of silence and respect
each spring in honor of the 6 million and our fallen soldiers, let us all
join together to take a stand for our future.
Calculate your local time to coincide with Israel at 6:00 p.m., which will be
11:00 am eastern standard time (New York), 10:00 am central time(Chicago) and
8:00 am pacific coast time (Los Angeles), 5:00 pm in Paris, 4:00 pm in
London, and 2:00 pm in Sao Paulo.
Please distribute the following as widely as possible through e-mail. Print
it out and post it in your workplaces, schools, synagogues, temples and local
coffee shops. Please translate it into your language and distribute to your
network of family, friends and colleagues. Use this text to run an
advertisement in your local paper if you can. And remember to set your
watches, alarms, and palm pilots to your equivalent of 6:00 pm Israel time on
November 1.
Please let Mimi Baron Jankovits, the progenitor of this idea, know
your plans and experiences November 1, which I will compile and
distribute. You can reach her at unitingjews (at) aol(dot)com .
Warmly,
Rabbi Packouz
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