tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339767115203725254.post5748533936629277709..comments2024-02-24T10:25:52.615+02:00Comments on Voices Magazine's Blog: Praise from CNN - Ugh!Sharon Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04187707180795618521noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339767115203725254.post-25715744940944453622010-01-21T10:31:14.413+02:002010-01-21T10:31:14.413+02:00A very prominent Rav, Harav Pam once told me,"...A very prominent Rav, Harav Pam once told me,"It is better to get a slap from a father than a compliment from an enemy."<br />Let them keep their praise and let us live!!!!!!! <br /><br />EstherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339767115203725254.post-49098768924201598922010-01-20T09:56:20.405+02:002010-01-20T09:56:20.405+02:00Hi Sharon,
There are several points I would like t...Hi Sharon,<br />There are several points I would like to address. First of all, it doesn't matter what "CNN" thinks. There is no such thing as CNN. There is just the doctor from Harvard, the reporter, and the people whose lives are being saved. If CNN happened to be the organization that supplied the camera, mikes and reporters, it makes no difference. You can even say,"All the more so." If an organization that consistently bashes Israel can report such an amazing event which makes us look like miracle workers (which we are) then it is probably even true. I think this came out when either the reporter or doctor exclaimed, when asked how such a small country like Israel which is half way around the world could have created such an amazing hospital, said, "I cant explain it." <br />The other point is that, regardless of who is reporting this event, it is something that should be reported, for many reasons, some of which have to do with the people who already love Israel- it reminds us that we are people of chessed, and chessed feels good, not just to the people being helped, but also to the people helping. And the rest of the world can see us as role models, which is what we are meant to be, "A light unto the nations." What Israel is doing in Haiti is exactly what we are supposed to be doing, guiding the world in correct behavior. That is why G-d created television, cameras and microphones, to broadcast this message around the world. Not so that anyone will like us. But so everyone will try and become like us.Rebbetzin Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419626623576509739noreply@blogger.com