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[holzman_tweed]

Shorter Rabbi Marc Gellman:

Jews occasionally base their decisions on their religion's ethical principles and not just blind tribalism. Who knew?

Comments

[luis-mw.livejournal.com]

Dear MSNBC - How to lose readers - put an extremely annoying animated advert (zap the mosquito) with an even more annoying sound effect (sound of said mosquito buzzing), repeat until reader gets pissed off and goes off to read something else that doesn't have annoying sound effects...

GASP!!!

[salsuginous.livejournal.com]

When I first read this, I thought it was a joke, some lampoon of how some folks believe that the Jewish population would always stand up for their own. And then I got to page 2 and realized it wasn't a joke.

What is a "professional Jew"? Can I be one since I have a job and am Jewish? Is this guy serious?

I cannot believe this editorial. I cannot believe an RABBI wrote this editorial. Rabbi Gellman is the embarassment to all card-carrying Jews. Goodness, what a clown.

Re: GASP!!!

[holzman.livejournal.com]

When I first read this, I thought it was a joke, some lampoon of how some folks believe that the Jewish population would always stand up for their own. And then I got to page 2 and realized it wasn't a joke.

Some have opined that this guy must have heard one Jackie Mason[1] routine too many and not understood it was humor.

What is a "professional Jew"?

If I'm understanding correctly, he means that he's a Rabbi.

Can I be one since I have a job and am Jewish?

I think you're disqualified because you have tits, and showing your brain off might distract your husband from your tits, and apparently your husband's fixation on your tits is your A-number-one priority in life, even above and beyond feeding your baby.[2]

Is this guy serious?

Alas.

Goodness, what a clown.

He might be easier to comprehend if you think of him as a willing "house kike[3]" for the dominionists. And, yes, he should be ashamed of himself.

[1] While it's dismaying that a Jew might not get Jackie Mason, it's even more dismaying that someone can become a Rabbi even after demonstrating that they're not equipped to get Gallagher.

[2] Yes, I know you have neither husband nor baby. At least I'm not making up the part about the tits.

[3] Normally, I do not use that word, but "house Jew" somehow fails to capture the essence of his role.

[marnanel.livejournal.com]

Wow, that was a really patronising editorial.

(I read Joe is the most famous Jewish politician of all time and thought, wtf? Disraeli? Then I realised he was only talking about Americans.)

[fredcritter.livejournal.com]

I'd thank you for posting that link, but I'm not sure "thank you" is exactly the right phrase. This guy is so wrong … he's so … Aaargh. Just when I've almost regained my balance from his last line, he casually tosses out another whopper and I'm sent reeling again.

It certainly doesn't help matters that he's been granted a platform from which to spout his sick thoughts. We all have a G-d given right to be flaming idiots, but even so it's illegal to shout the lie: "Fire" in a crowded theater.

As they say, "With 'friends' like that…"

Ack!

[liana]

I'm with fredcritter. Gellman's first paragraph had me exclaiming "Ack!", and it went downhill from there.

Rabbi, dude - could you stop being on my side? You're making my side look bad.