The purpose of this email is to build some Jewish pride at the Shabbat table. Please print and share.
And the countdown continues....
This week, something a little more upbeat than last week's tragic news.
A lot more upbeat?
That's the first question for your table - on a scale of 1-10, how good is this news:
Malaria vaccine pilot launched in Malawi
Country first of three in Africa to roll out landmark vaccine
Geneva
WHO welcomes the Government of Malawi’s launch of the world’s first malaria vaccine today in a landmark pilot programme. The country is the first of three in Africa in which the vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be made available to children up to 2 years of age; Ghana and Kenya will introduce the vaccine in the coming weeks.
Malaria remains one of the world’s leading killers, claiming the life of one child every two minutes. Most of these deaths are in Africa, where more than 250,000 children die from the disease every year. Children under 5 are at greatest risk of its life-threatening complications. Worldwide, malaria kills 435,000 people a year, most of them children.
Careful how you answer that.
The Talmud says that we Jews, regardless of our flaws, always have three qualities. One of them is rachamim - compassion.
Midrash: "The Egyptian slavery was of great value for us, since it implanted within us the quality of kindness and mercy."
Malaria kills a child every two minutes. How can someone not be bothered by that?
So when the antisemite, so full of his own cleverness, declaims,
... don't get all insulted. Just feel bad for him. He doesn't know what he's talking about.
On a related note, just like you can flush out the Jews by how they answer the above question, you can flush out the rabbis by how they answer this one (Question 2 for your table):
How would you to summarize the Torah in one sentence?
Shabbat Shalom
PS - Looking for something non-toxic to stop dem skeetas? Click the above image.
And the countdown continues....
This week, something a little more upbeat than last week's tragic news.A lot more upbeat?
That's the first question for your table - on a scale of 1-10, how good is this news:
Malaria vaccine pilot launched in Malawi
Country first of three in Africa to roll out landmark vaccine
Geneva
WHO welcomes the Government of Malawi’s launch of the world’s first malaria vaccine today in a landmark pilot programme. The country is the first of three in Africa in which the vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be made available to children up to 2 years of age; Ghana and Kenya will introduce the vaccine in the coming weeks.
Malaria remains one of the world’s leading killers, claiming the life of one child every two minutes. Most of these deaths are in Africa, where more than 250,000 children die from the disease every year. Children under 5 are at greatest risk of its life-threatening complications. Worldwide, malaria kills 435,000 people a year, most of them children.
Careful how you answer that.
The Talmud says that we Jews, regardless of our flaws, always have three qualities. One of them is rachamim - compassion.
Midrash: "The Egyptian slavery was of great value for us, since it implanted within us the quality of kindness and mercy."
Malaria kills a child every two minutes. How can someone not be bothered by that?
So when the antisemite, so full of his own cleverness, declaims,
How odd of God
to choose the Jews!
to choose the Jews!
... don't get all insulted. Just feel bad for him. He doesn't know what he's talking about.
On a related note, just like you can flush out the Jews by how they answer the above question, you can flush out the rabbis by how they answer this one (Question 2 for your table):
How would you to summarize the Torah in one sentence?
Shabbat Shalom
PS - Looking for something non-toxic to stop dem skeetas? Click the above image.
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