A planned Torah reading got awkward in a hurry when a group of leftist Jews gathered to publicly call for a ceasefire in the ongoing war between Israel and the terror group Hamas.
The group, who refer to themselves as “Rabbis for Ceasefire,” joined with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) — who has often faced criticism and was even recently censured for repeated anti-Semitic statements. Their plan was to bring “the Synagogue into the public with Shacharit [morning prayer] in front of Congress.”
But some who listened to the Torah reading – which was supposed to be done in Hebrew and then in English — quickly realized that something was a little bit off.
During the Hebrew portion, several pointed out that the woman doing the reading — among truly religious Jews, men typically do the Torah reading — dropped her voice to nearly a whisper when she got to the part that talked about God giving the land to his chosen people — the Jews — and their descendants.
During the translation segment
“…god came to him (Isaac) and told him don’t go to Egypt, just stay where you are —, I’m skipping a lot of parts here — gave him a lot of blessings…” pic.twitter.com/8fFvJ6VXmk— Vaad HaBadchanim (not parody) (@VaadHaBadchanim) November 17, 2023
When they got to the English translation of the same passage, they simply left out the part about God promising the land to the Jewish people.
“God came to him (Isaac) and told him don’t go to Egypt, just stay where you are … I’m skipping a lot of parts here … gave him a lot of blessings for his kids …”
“Absolutely hilarious! She drops to a whisper when she realizes she’s about to read the words where God promises the land of Israel to the Jews. Then in the English translation he says ‘I’m skipping a lot of parts here,'” Chaya Raichik responded.
Absolutely hilarious! She drops to a whisper when she realizes she’s about to read the words where God promises the land of Israel to the Jews. Then in the English translation he says “I’m skipping a lot of parts here.” 🤣🤣 https://t.co/JoknlMDYIp pic.twitter.com/43P3aMvrfb
— Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) November 20, 2023
“This might be the finest example of ‘irony is dead’ in all of human history …” Dave Rubin added.
This might be the finest example of “irony is dead” in all of human history… https://t.co/zebsRh1HTU
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) November 19, 2023
“Anti-Israel Jews are decorative, identity politics ornaments—and, to get the best bang for the buck, they sometimes need to play-act as actual religious Jews. Here’s when it gets pretty awkward,” Dave Reaboi observed.
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Anti-Israel Jews are decorative, identity politics ornaments—and, to get the best bang for the buck, they sometimes need to play-act as actual religious Jews. Here’s when it gets pretty awkward. https://t.co/SYiGZpBIck
— David Reaboi, Late Republic Nonsense (@davereaboi) November 19, 2023
Blake Flayton came to a similar conclusion, saying, “It is wrong to criticize Jews for their own interpretation of Judaism unless that interpretation is weaponized against Jewish communal interests. The ‘Rabbis for ceasefire’ event was a performance for the non-Jewish world, the only circumstance in which Cori Bush and the like could feel comfortable.”
It is wrong to criticize Jews for their own interpretation of Judaism unless that interpretation is weaponized against Jewish communal interests. The “Rabbis for ceasefire” event was a performance for the non-Jewish world, the only circumstance in which Cori Bush and the like…
— Blake Flayton (@blakeflayton) November 14, 2023