First, he insulted me and my take on Judaism by saying that people should flock from congregations that state that their mission is "social justice," and now, this: Glenn Beck has insulted me and all my colleagues of "reformed"(sic.) rabbis. On his radio show he reacted to a letter signed by 400 rabbis to Fox News claiming that Beck has gone to far with his rhetoric of always using Holocaust and Nazi imagery. Listen to the clip at 2:55 to hear why I am insulted.
I don't think I am a radical. Maybe I have been brainwashed by Rabbi David Saperstein.
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Glen Beck is someone who likes to listen to himself. When has this mormon become an expert on the difference between reform and orthodox rabbis? sorry rabbi even talking about this hateful person gives him what he wants ATTENTION..................
ReplyDeleteglen beck may not be a bigot but his talk is hateful and he plays on the wacko element who can be dangerous.who appointed him a know it all about jewish issues?
ReplyDeletethe jewish expert said he was sorry he was miss understood. The point is he said what he wanted got his crazies up in arms and a day later says he is sorry. The damage was done.Glenn open mouth insert foot once again.
ReplyDeleteGlen Beck says he is sorry. Yeh right. The damage was done on his broadcast the apology the next day means nothing.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I don't like Glenn Beck, I must say I see a lot of validity into his point here to Reform rabbis. I mean no offense to you, Rabbi Satz, but I (and my family, independently) left the Reform movement because there was more of a focus on Liberalism than Judaism. Not that liberalism is wrong, but its place is not the synagogue. All of the rabbis at my synagogue pushed political agendas and found Judaism to fit into it. I left for other forms of Judaism that were rooted in our Jewish tradition, not progressiveness, because after all synagogues are meant as havens for Jewish learning and worship. I'm sure not all Reform rabbis/shuls fit Glenn Becks stereotype, but my experience as a Reform Jew is very close to what he says in this clip, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of synagogue's mission being "social justice" I don't think that is wrong. However, I find it worth noting that I went to a VERY large Reform congregation and was the ONLY person in my confirmation class to do a project helping people as opposed to the environment. In my experience, emphasis has been place on the environment (largely because of politics of global warming) and too little focus is on helping our fellow human being. Again, that is certainly not the case everywhere I am sure but it has been my experience in Reform Judaism.
Glen Beck should've been more tactful. He should've thought before uttering something like that.
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