Yad L’Achim turned to Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennet demanding that he put an immediate halt to all contacts between with an organization that brought Jewish children from Caesarea to a mosque to bow down and pray in keeping with Islamic custom.
A New Way, which receives funding from the New Israel Fund, organized the class trip as part of its effort to promote “coexistence between Jews and Arabs.”
The tour of the nearby Arab town of Jisr a-Zarka included a visit to the local mosque together with Muslim children of similar ages. Upon entering the mosque, the Jewish children participated in prayers and bowed down to the ground.
According to Channel 20, which exposed the affair, several of the parents said their children had been required to participate in the ceremony.
Channel 20 also revealed that A New Way has being working hand in hand with the Education Ministry for the past 18 years, running its programs in a not insignificant number of schools. Now it is clear that the “innocent” attempt at promoting mutual understanding and respect leads to joint prayers in mosques.
Yad L’Achim officials, shocked by the pictures Jewish children bowing down at a mosque, sent an urgent missive to the education minister, who also serves as chairman of the Jewish Home party.
In their letter, Yad L’Achim’s leaders wrote: “Assimilation in Israel is masquerading as a yearning for multi-culturalism. Jewish identity, the backbone and core values of the Jewish people, is dealt a blow, here in Israel, out of a desire to show tolerance towards other religions.
“It begins with a bill to advance the “Holiday of Holidays” – legislating a joint celebration of Jewish, Muslim and Christian holidays in December – and continues with joint prayers in a mosque. If we don’t come to our senses, it will end, chalilah, with baptism. The Education Ministry must sever all ties with the NGO and forbid it from running programs in schools so that this kind of thing doesn’t happen again.”
I’m sorry but the rambam IS Halacha, and anoxia Hashemite elokecha is not contradicting this . They believe in 1 god
Read the Yad lAchim case files. There is PLENTY of evidence of coercion! Oh, not at first. Initially it’s a “love story” of a Jewish girl meeting a ‘nice’ moslem guy on a “multi-cultural” exercise such as the one in this article. But then, he takes her ‘home’ to his village and the abuse and confinement begin … hoyo lo tihyeh!! These ARE the FACTS.
this is horrible beyond words. the goal here to show israelis you can live with these people encouraging asmilation rachmono litslan. what you are arguing avoda zoro etc is not relevant here, this is to promote assimilation!!! and geting funded byan israeli fund. the is called A NEW WAY organization, these israeli freihacks are the worst for the idden, Hasehm yerachem and bring them back to the fold!!!
You miss point
No one with any sense would defend this yoyos taking children to Mosques It is beyond stupid
All I was addressing was the avoida zorah part. The. Hishtachavei Islam prostrate to Almighty no one else They are not ….. leHevel voRick.
Those kids, Jewish, were prostrating no worse than Lehavdil on Rosh HaShono. Yom Kippur Avoida is a totally different Kavono
WHERE ARE THE KIDS PARENTS??!!!
It may not be avoda zora, but for yidden it’s definitely apikorsus, as they don’t hold of the Torah. According to you, what was bad about Shabsai Tzvi choosing Islam over death?
If there was any evidence that Arab men were practicing coercion to these Israeli girls you would be right
The girls voluntarily date and marry these guys
Educate by all means but remain true to facts
The Rambam said that because it is fact
Islam prostate identical with levavdil same intention as Jews do on rosh hashana
They believe totally in monotheism
The poskim I quoted are mainstream in Eidah HaMizrach
A secular school teaching understanding between people, by being distant it only creates assumptions and friction.
My question is did they also bring the Muslim kids the the synagogue to learn more about Judaism.
Another concern is are these Jewish kids being given enough of a Jewish educational backbone.
… The beliefs of Islam themselves are permitted for a non Jew).
However non of this pertains to Jews, as far as Judaism is concerned there is just as much a prohibition to practice Islam as there is for Christianity and the same obligation to die rather than worship holds true for both.
There is indeed a distinction between Christianity and Islam in that Christianity is considered per our tradition as avodah zarah and Islam is considered shituf i.e. a lesser form of avodah zarah, nevertheless that distinction is only relevant to their respective permissability as they pertain to non Jews, in that Christianity is entirely prohibited and Islam is technically permitted for a non Jew to practice (although in truth Islam is also prohibited for reason of it being a religion, the Belarus
I agree with 5 however there is a much bigger problem here! THE NEXT STOP CAN BE A CHUR..!!! Terrible terrible terrible.
Notice child in red sweater…. Sitting upright, refusing to bow down!!!
What the heck! Would they be sent on an outing to a shul I can assure not and if they were there would be a whole uproar this is outrageous!!!!
We do not educate our selves and especially not our children with other peoples religion. And we do not practice it even as a gesture. Very simple.
Please donate. If anyone can fight this it’s them, but they need our help. Give, give, give
I don’t understand why are people okay with this, why would any yid want to go to a mosque and pray like they do
arabs please like me… what should I do to avoid making you upset that I exist. woe to those that say bad is good and good is bad. darkness is light and light is darkness bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter yidden where is your gaon yakov
It’s not assur to enter a mosque because they believe in the one G-d, that’s who they bow to.
yes 1 you are correct… but there is a background story as to why the Rambam said that. 3… Islam is not considered avodah zara, so you do not have to die for it. that doesnt mean its ok, it just means you dont have to die.
What has happened to us yidden!!!!! How can someone even consider to enter such a place and do that?!?!?!?! I just don’t get it! And yes, agreed with #3
How do the aseras hadibros start again? Oh yea ANOCHI HASHEM ELOKECHA! Oh and what are one of the 3 mitzvos you’re supposed to get killed for rather then transgress hmm I wonder Oh and while we’re at it how many millions of Jews throughout our thousands of years of existence have given up their lives Al Kiddush Hashem saying better to die then to bow to idols, starting from avraham avinu being thrown into the fire till the Holocaust?! How are you possibly defending this? Don’t bring a few opinions that are not even halacha and then stretch that… Read more »
This is an issue of assimilation foremost, not necessarily avoda zara. Do you know what Yad Lachim deals with? Jewish girls who marry moslem men and are thereafter held captive .. and more horror stories like that!
Be aware that the Rambam does not consider Islam avoida zorah
Rav Masssas does not consider negiah of wine by a Muslim waiter staam yaayin
One contemporary Posek even reckons one can DRINK brandy and wine produced by Moslems
No one chas veSholom should take my ditty here as Halocho my sole point is “don’t get all hot under the collar”