The Infinite Truth

Many, as last week’s headline blared, are wondering if antisemitism, is a new norm?

As Eli Wiesel says, “I thought after Auschwitz anti-Semitism was over, it seems that it isn’t.”

The Lubavitcher Rebbe who was foremost in getting Russia to release her Jews, and become pro-Jewish said, “One must get to the root – to solve a problem.”

In order to get to the root of antisemitism, something that Jews have grappled with, for literally thousands of years, three questions must be asked:

A. Who are the anti-Semites?

b. Why?

C. What can be done?

The common denominator between all anitisemites, be it Arabs (who created three wars to God-forbid annihilate all Jews, and though miraculously, recently, many, (due to their own fear of terrorism and perhaps Iran) have drawn close to Israel; based on Pew polls, for example, in Gaza, Palestinian territories, the antisemitism is at 90%!
So antisemitism always has a simple claim – “We are good, they are BAD!”
Now such a claim need not cause concern – however as Churchill (perhaps the only British diplomat who accurately understood, predicted, and thank-God defeated Hitler) said, “A radical is one who can’t change his mind, and won’t change the subject!”

When an inordinate of one’s time is spent on annihilating (Israel, – the only Jewish majority country) and or/ Jews, the issue of-course is, that the EMOTION (not idea) is manifesting.

For example, I may be passionate say about chicken-soup – but if All I Do, is cook chicken soup… this is what we would call an OBSSESION.

So why have so many, been so obsessed?

The answer is actually very simple.

Jealousy

When someone is humble they have space – in fact welcome – in their heart, a relationship (for humility is: “I think not highly of myself,” and I think highly of others, so all people add to my honor.)

Conversely, when someone is (God-forbid) arrogant, what ends up happening is: “Unless someone is going to increase my ego (exactly as a bully…) anyone who steps on my honor, must be annihilated.”

The classic story of antisemitism or jealousy is in fact “Snow-White” – the wicked queen who believed (not, that she was also beautiful, but) the MOST beautiful, felt, that Snow White’s beauty detracted from her status.

Another classic example, is the famous story in which two children, born to two mothers one night… – tragically the next day, one had smothered her child in her sleep, and she stole the other’s baby – how did King Solomon know, that by ordering the baby cut in half, the real mother (filled with love) would give the baby life – while the jealous, would want the baby dead? – For such is the tyranny of jealousy.

In summary, antisemitism is a natural phenomena (which is why in fact, it can, and does happen even to Jews, like Noam Chompsy, and unfortunately others) who, believing that they are superior, resent the qualities found within Jews.

Of-course Hitler needed an army (which is why, one must be supremely judicial in discerning; as Reb Menachem Mendel of Kotzk said: “What’s the difference between a lover of truth and hater of falsehood? – The former finds truth, the latter, falsehood!” – Those demigods who preach what is wrong with others, are driven not by love. – And sadly, our media has become a virulent negative cesspool.)

So a critical question, we must ask ourselves (remember, there were Jews who voted – in fact, critical votes, for Hitler) “Am I following a group / movement, who induces negativity?”

Finally, ultimately, there are only two ways to counteract jealousy – the first is add in your Positivity! (and decrease all negative influence, such as the media.)
The second (though not always practical, but quite revealing…) there was Conservative Rabbi who was getting hate mail from the head of his city’s KKK – his wife, a sweet Jewish lady said, “It must be, he lacks love;” – so he called him up and said, “I heard you are blind, is there anything I can do for you?” – at first the man was perplexed, but said “No… thanks;” Eventually he ended up moving in the Rabbi’s home, and converted.

I personally have used this – I was once in a Teffilin booth (where we offer people to put on Teffilin) in a market place, and while some Muslims came to schmooze, one individual (I fairly quickly saw) was interested in demeaning; so to end a pointless conversation, I said to him, “Tell me, do you love me, or do you hate me? – he replied, “You know… the Palestinians.” 
“I just want you to know” I replied, “I love you;” and he put his head down, and walked away.