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11/10/08 03:32 PM
B'H How sad that we are judged by association. McCain had associations that also might have been attacked, as do we all. We have different views and the accuracy of them will unfold with time. I find some hint of hope in the new chief of staff. I find some sadness in the partisan bickering that still holds sway. I do not find that the RJC handled itself in an open and straightforward manner. I felt that much of their message was sent out in the form of attack ads and attack dogs. This is unfortunate. A good debate, without rancour opens the mind. Name calling and attacking associations and ill-informed fear mongering does not. The election is past. It is time to work together on so many fronts. As Jews, we have a responsibility to our spiritual homeland and to the homeland that has nurtured us. Rabbi Isaac Meyer Wise spoke of Minhag America. I look at the broader meaning than services and rituals. I see it as our place in this country. Let us be good conservators of Minhag America, arguing our postions in honest good faith. Let us leave the muck-raking to another era. And when conflict of opinion does occur, let it be as gentle as the conflict of rain on a leaf. Many blessings Reb Bahir