ISRAEL ACT NOW

What do the election results mean?

Israel is split in a time when we cannot afford to be shattered. There are still good chunk of the voting population that still believe and romanticize about the so called Peace Process a.k.a. capitulation of Israel.

That also means that once again Israel is going to have a weak government; because during the formation of the coalition small parties will demand unthinkable and big parties will not have an option rather than to bow since every mandate counts. We will have another early elections guaranteed.

With that in mind can Israel meet the challenges that are at all time high with Obama in the office, with Iran about to have nuclear bomb, negative world opinion, hateful U.N. and so forth?
And for those who have voted for Kadima know that if anything happens to Israel or if the Jews around the world will suffer because of their actions on a major scale we will not forgive you.
You have not learned your lessons but if Kadima with Livni will take over there would not be another chance for you to finally get it.

Join me in prayers that right wing will lead Israel.

Chabad Jewish Community Center
435 West Main Street ¨ Aspen, Colorado, 81611 ¨ (970) 544-3770 ¨ www.jccaspen.com


Dear Readers,

Last year, the Chabad Jewish Community Center, UJA Aspen Valley and Challenge Aspen, hosted a group of disabled Israeli war veterans for a week of therapeutic, recreational and inspirational activities in our community. The program was one of the most heartwarming and meaningful we have ever undertaken, which is why when my friend, Rabbi Menachem Kutner, Director of Victims of Terror Support Group in Israel, called and asked if we’d be willing to host another group this year, I couldn’t say “yes!” fast enough.

Nancy and Steve, I invite you to join me in performing this most incredible and rewarding mitzvah again this year.

From March 26 - April 3, we will be hosting a group of heroes from Israel, providing them lodging in our center, three meals a day and coordinating a full schedule of programs and activities including a beautiful “Welcoming Reception & Shabbat Experience” with our spirited and hospitable community, and five days of skiing with the dedicated staff and volunteers of Challenge Aspen.

Challenge Aspen makes skiing a possibility for all disabilities. By providing patient direction and assistance, and utilizing adaptive ski equipment, they enable the physically impaired to go beyond their limitations and see all that still exists in their new and challenging lives. Physically, spiritually, mentally and emotionally, they enjoy a level of renewed confidence, serenity and exhilaration that few other experiences provide.

We are all citizens of Israel. These are our brothers. The sacrifices they made – the bullets they took, the shrapnel they absorbed, the loss of limb and mobility they suffered – they made on behalf of us all. Giving them back an experience like this is one of the most gratifying actions we, as a community, can take. I hope you will see the value of joining me in this effort.

The cost to us – including airfare, food, accommodations, special care and entertainment – is approximately $4,000 per visitor. Enclosed please find a form outlining various levels of support you can undertake – from $300 to sponsor a visitor for one half day to $4,000 to sponsor a visitor for the entire week. Whichever level you choose, I assure you that the joy you derive from this gift will warm your heart and touch your soul in a very deep and lasting way.

I also hope that you will mark your calendar for the “Welcoming Reception and Shabbat Experience” with our special guests on Friday night, March 27th. Last year, the uplifting singing, sharing and storytelling continued well into the night. You won’t want to miss it.
Looking forward to your partnership and participation in this beautiful endeavor, I remain,

Sincerely,

Rabbi Mendel Mintz
Director - Chabad Jewish Community Center


Rob Leavitt
UJA Aspen Valley Campaign Chair

PS – You can also sign on with your sponsorship on line at www.jccaspen.com. For further information, please feel free to call me at 970-544-3770.

I was thinking on how should I name this post for a long time now and I finally came to a conclusion. The reasons for the name Elections for Survival are many but I would like to concentrate on the most important ones'.

List:
1. Soon to be nuclear armed Iran. (Hezbollah, Hamas, and Syria)
2. Administration change in U.S. that will force Israel to make “painful concessions.”
3. Overwhelming growth of Anti-Semitism around the world.
4. World Economic Crisis.

I am really tired of bashing current Israeli government so I will constrain myself by just saying that Kadima and Labor are not strong enough, not smart enough, not experienced enough, and above all not patriotic enough to lead Israel when everyone around the world is against Israel.
Let us not forget that the only reason that Tzipi Livni (Kadima) could not form a coalition because she wanted to give away half of Jerusalem. Don’t forget that Labor withdrew from south Lebanon and then we had Second Lebanese War. Don’t forget that Kadima withdrew from Gaza and now we have terrorist enclave within reach of major Israel cities. In other words, we cannot vote for the same parties and wait for different outcome.

We need leaders that don’t collapse in front of important decisions or at the pressure of world. We need leaders that fight for the national interests not for their bank accounts in Europe. We need leaders that understand simple truth that there is no such a thing is peace process, there is not such a thing as two-state solution, we need leaders that are not afraid to say we are fighting against Arabs (Palestinians) not just Hamas. Palestinian Arabs chose Hamas, thus when Israel fights Hamas they fight Palestinians Arabs. We need leaders that can say that Hamas is just the same as Fatah no such a thing as moderates. We need leaders that fight until the victory is reached, unlike those that are afraid of victory and tell the whole world that Israel is tired of winning.

The question will now arise who among our contestants have those qualities? This I will leave up to you to decide if you have a name please share it with us in the comments section.
Also there is another question, which party among our contestants does not have those qualities?

Kadima, Labor, Meeretz, and Shas
Please challenge what I have just said and support your side.