That rabbi who succeeded in getting fifteen Christmas trees banned from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport might be attracting rousing cheers from some Muslims, a secular busybody or two, pushy atheists and the ACLU, but at least one Israeli Jew finds his behavior antithetical to the Hebrew bible.
"I would recommend that the learned rabbi…check [the] Torah, there definitely must be a mention of ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ (by Moses, I believe?) or, in simpler words: ‘What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man’ (Hillel). Unless there was a new edition I am not aware of."
Meanwhile, some Christmas trees are reappearing on airline counters at the airport. And the Orthodox rabbi, Elazar Bogomilsky, says he didn’t mean to be a grinch, although he did threaten to sue. He only wanted a Hannuka menorah, in honor of the Festival of Lights which begins Friday, to have equal time with the trees, but airport officials chose to remove the trees, instead.
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1. There are many more Jewish readers who find that rabbi’s behavior stupid.
2. To be fair, the airport weenies should share some of the stupidity prize for their surrender.
I’m sure there are many more, Snoop, but you beat them to the post. Thanks for pointing it out. As for the airport weenies, something tells me they figured they could win simply by removing the trees and provoking a backlash. Which they have. Although as you said in your post, it’s hard to imagine any religious significance of a Christmas tree that would require religious parity, unless there was a manger scene under it–in which case I’m sure the ACLU would have beaten the rabbi in a 50 yard dash to the nearest judge. The tree really is secular, despite some ancient pagan significance. In fact, American Methodists in the mid-19th Century had a line they used to explain why they didn’t join in that form of celebration. They would say (I imagine rather haughtily): “I don’t worship the tree.”
Good morning, Dick. Right you are, and there are some rather good news. See an update in same post.
The case seems to me almost closed, aside of that small issue I remarked about in an afterword to the update.
Yes, it appears to be over. Looks to me like both sides came out looking stupid, which is probably just. As for your courteous ‘Good morning,’ this time zone thingie is confusing. We are twelve hours apart, I believe. So, while it’s a bit after 9 a.m. here, I should say ‘Good evening’ to you.