The Passing of Justice Scalia . . . and Halacha
Some days it is harder than others to try to fathom what the Almighty has in store for us. Some will disagree, but most Orthodox Jews clearly feel that President Obama has, on the whole, not been a positive force for promoting values that are consistent with Torah and Judaism. Although he has claimed to be the “the closest thing to a Jew” to have ever sat in the White House, and enjoys overwhelming support among non-Orthodox Jews, he has relentlessly pursued his agenda to “fundamentally transform” America in ways that are detrimental to the Jewish people, in our view. From forcibly creating not only “daylight”, but a large and painful gap between his administration and support for Israel; through pushing though a disastrous deal with Israel’s existential enemy Iran; and championing societal and cultural transformations in the nation that have served to greatly marginalize and weaken traditional moral values, his actions have been most distressing. I believe ...