tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post6928630176420511127..comments2023-07-27T04:33:11.719-05:00Comments on UJ Thee and Me: SPEAKING NOT AT ALLGracklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14315763008609379449noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-65780576314527744862016-02-14T20:47:47.433-06:002016-02-14T20:47:47.433-06:00Thank you. (7:51 here). We DO have a voice. Truly....Thank you. (7:51 here). We DO have a voice. Truly. But you seem to be blaming JFNA for something much wider and much deeper. I too have many complaints about JFNA - but this isn't one of them. And your continual attacks on Jerry, JFNA and the like undermine your credibility when you continue to throw in all kinds of issues (like this) which aren't their fault.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-58419209463548071032016-02-13T20:03:10.138-06:002016-02-13T20:03:10.138-06:00Friends,
All of these Comments have struck a chor...Friends,<br /><br />All of these Comments have struck a chord but I am particularly struck by last. Not that what you have written isn't correct, but think about it -- what kid of an organization have we (yes, I thin I know the answer to that question) if in 2016 we no longer have a voice on the very values we still like to claim sustain us as a Jewish People?<br /><br />It is all so very sad.RWEXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583858140298821830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-62282313126191747302016-02-13T19:51:57.770-06:002016-02-13T19:51:57.770-06:00I remember those days too ... but, guess what? Not...I remember those days too ... but, guess what? Not many others do. <br />We're not the same community that we were 20 (or more) years ago. You can blame JFNA for a great many things, but to blame JFNA for not fulfilling the same role that was (badly, at times) held by CJF in a completely new era is pretty much the definition of not understanding how times have changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-87887024710206714542016-02-13T12:45:20.099-06:002016-02-13T12:45:20.099-06:00Yet I remember in the G.O.D. of CJF before every G...Yet I remember in the G.O.D. of CJF before every GA there was vigorous debate at a CJF committee level about resolutions that were subsequently sent to all federations to be discussed internally and ultimately to be acted upon at the GA. Most of the resolutions originated at the national level but I recall that federations could also submit resolutions for consideration. The general understanding was that the federations were predominant organizations that represented the largest constituency (about 1 million donors and "representation" of about 4 million Jews) and that if there was consensus on a resolution it should go forward. I don't know for sure what size of a group any individual organization "represents" but it likely can't compare to the population in those days and probably not even based on today's diminished number of donors to federations. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-81788148085821248662016-02-13T08:19:24.207-06:002016-02-13T08:19:24.207-06:00Why should JFNA be in the "statement" bu...Why should JFNA be in the "statement" business at all? Why not leave that to ADL, AJC, JCPA, etc, for whom issuing statements is a core practice. One will never be able to "fix" JFNA until there is some level of consensus as to what it is and what business it should be in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-20826767795337576952016-02-12T14:01:01.213-06:002016-02-12T14:01:01.213-06:00Richard doesn't believe in caution. Better to...Richard doesn't believe in caution. Better to come out with both barrels blazing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-68280688619951892002016-02-12T09:55:46.142-06:002016-02-12T09:55:46.142-06:00Your are right Richard. The Shaked bill is an abom...Your are right Richard. The Shaked bill is an abomination as is, in my opinion, the Nationality law and a host of other Israeli policies, existing and proposed, that do not comport with my Jewish, American and left of center sensibilities. And Chemi Shalev is correct that American Jews cannot absent themselves from the debate. However is my local Federation and JFNA the appropriate vehicle to air our discontent? Two summers ago I opposed the notion of JFNA and Federations taking a stand on the Iran deal.<br />http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/why-federations-should-remain-neutral/<br />I did so to protect the "specialness of Federation as a sanctuary for programmatic and philanthropic collaboration within diversity", and a "comunity table where all can feel welcome and political and theological differences are left at the door". So I would once again I advise caution and suggest we first have the discussion as to when and on the basis of what criteria Federations and JFNA should enter the fray. Perhaps that would be an interesting and well attended conversation to hold at a GA.<br /><br /><br />Bob Hyflernoreply@blogger.com