By Dovid Goldbaum
1. Trump is pro-life.
The greatest tragedy in modern American history is unquestionably abortion. Ever since the tragic supreme court ruling of Roe V. Wade, well over 55 million abortions have been carried out. The silent holocaust of defenseless unborn babies.
Trump is unabashedly pro-life. He cut funding to the Planned Parenthood abortion clinics. He also has elected Amy Coney Barret to the Supreme Court, the first female justice in history who is openly pro-life.
2. Trump believes in school choice.
The biggest economic challenge for a large frum Jewish family today is the massive tuition costs for private schools.
Trump supports School Choice, which enables a parent to send their kid to the school of their choice and receive federal funding.
3. Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Recent American presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama have made a campaign promise to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. There is even a law that was passed in Congress to ensure that it happens, but none of them did it.
Trump was the only one to keep his pledge and then moved the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
4. Trump supports the frum Jewish community.
Many of the highest level people in the Trump administration are only Jewish but are also Torah observant and frum.
Starting from his daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, to Israel’s ambassador David Friedman among others. A lot of high-level staffers are frum and understand our community’s unique needs.
An example was when 100,000 esrogim were stuck in Italy because of the Covid pandemic. Avi Berkowitz, a senior official, negotiated their release and New York had Esrogim in time for Sukkos.
5. Trump supports the freedom of religion.
Tragically, during these difficult times when a global pandemic is raging, many elected officials are abusing their powers. A sad example is in New York where people such as Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are deliberately targeting the Jewish community.
From closing down the shuls and schools to targeting our small businesses to having inspectors give out undeserved fines, New York is a sad example of abuse of power and antisemitism.
President Trump unabashedly supports the religious community and recently received an unprecedented letter of appreciation from the frum communities’ most senior rabbis.
6. Trump cut the Palestinian Authority’s funding.
The Palestinian Authority has received billions of dollars of aid from the US, hundreds of millions every year. Much of that money has gone to support terrorism (directly and indirectly) and to enrich their leaders.
Trump was the first President to have cut their funding (and close their representative office in Washington, DC). Ever since he cut their funding, they have been much diminished and terrorism has gone down.
7. Trump recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights and much of Judea and Samaria.
Ever since Israel miraculously conquered large amounts of territory during the 6 Day War, the international community has either called it disputed or occupied.
The United States, the most powerful country in the world, has finally recognized that these lands belong to Israel – and even acted upon that decision this week.
8. Trump ripped up the Iran deal.
Under the administration of Obama and Joe Biden, one of the worst deals in history was made. The Iran nuclear deal gave 150 billion dollars and 1.7 billion dollars in cash to the world’s largest sponsor of terrorism and a genocidal regime openly calling for the destruction of Israel. It would also give them the option to have a nuclear bomb after 10 years.
Trump immediately ripped up the deal and ordered the assassination of their top general, General Qasem Soleimani, who was responsible for a major share of world terrorism. Trump also slapped massive sanctions on them causing their economy to totally capsize.
9. Trump brokered 3 historic peace deals for Israel.
The conventional wisdom among Middle East peace brokers has been that the road to peace in the Middle East has to start with the Palestinians.
President Trump took an unconventional approach and after being rebuffed by the Palestinians, made outstanding inroads with Arab countries who have previously been publically hostile to Israel.
In a time span of six weeks, he announced historic peace deals between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan (and more are on their way). And this was done without giving up land as previous peace deals (Egypt ad Jordan) unfairly demanded of Israel.
9. 10. Trump freed Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin.
In 2009, Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, head of America’s largest kosher slaughterhouse, was sentenced to 27 years in prison. This was essentially a life sentence for a first-time offender. Judge Linda Reade sentenced him to 2 more years than was requested by the prosecution.
The Jewish community rallied behind him for this egregious judicial overreach and many asked President Obama to pardon or commute his sentence. Obama refused.
On December 20th, 2017, President Trump commuted his sentence, allowing Rubashkin to go home and live his life with his wife, 10 children and many grandchildren. The frum community is grateful to Trump for showing kindness and righting a historic wrong.
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We are truly living in a historic era with President Trump, unquestionably being the closest friend that Israel and the frum Jewish community have ever had in a US President.
Overturning Roe V Wade will ban abortions even in a case where it’s halachically mandated or allowed.
Not a good idea
So you would rather 55 million abortions averaging to 3000 a day instead!!!!!
What’s the difference how many are done?
According to Halacha (especially for a non jew) its murder
Why is it murder especially for a non Jew? Shouldn’t it be more strict for Jews?
By goyim even a lav is chayav misa
they dont have the mitzva of rodef
No, the seven mitzvos are stricter for non-Jews. The halacha is that although a Jewish abortionist is committing murder, he does not get the death penalty, whereas a non-Jewish abortionist does. The same is true about murdering a non-Jew. That is definitely murder, but a Jew who does so does not get the death penalty, while a non-Jew does. Why? Because that is what Hashem wants, and we don’t question His orders.
For the same reason the Holocaust bothers us, or the massacres in Rwanda, etc. Any time millions of people are murdered for no reason it should bother us. And the abortion holocaust has had many more victims than the German one. Including many Jewish victims.
Not so sure. I believe it excludes medically warranted abortions.
Important to notice this.
Overturning Roe V Wade would return the abortion decisions to each state. It would not outlaw abortions through out the country.
Medically-needed (which coincides with halachically needed) will always exist! So this is totally fine with me.
“Overturning Roe V Wade will ban abortions even in a case where it’s halachically mandated or allowed.” That is an outright lie. Overturning Roe v Wade will not ban abortions at all. All it will do is allow the states to decide for themselves whether to continue allowing babies to be murdered without limit, or to put some restrictions on it, or even, chas veshalom, to do the right thing and treat it exactly the same as murdering an adult. The only time abortion is allowed is when the baby is a rodef. And killing a rodef is allowed no… Read more »
According to the gemara Sanhedrin 72b, once the baby is born it is not considered a rodef.
Once the baby is born it is no longer threatening the mother. Any threat to the mother’s life at that point is coming from her own body, not from the baby. Therefore it is not a rodef. But if it were still directly threatening to kill her it would still be permitted to kill it to save her. For instance if a 2-year-old is innocently playing with a gun and about to innocently shoot someone, it is a rodef, and the only way to prevent it is to kill it then that must be done. The point is that there… Read more »
this is a reminder that nobody should take actual halachic rulings from the comment section on COL! there are instances where abortion is halachically allowed, and instances where it is encouraged. anyone facing a personal pregnancy or abortion related crisis should not hesitate and call a competent halachic authority, familiar with this area of halacha, for a psak.
…are where the baby is directly threatening the mother’s life. (Or someone else’s life, but that’s not physically possible.)
Technically according to Halacha a goy can Never have an abortion
But I don’t think it’s supportable. He holds that every goy must be like a Quaker or a Mennonite, and allow himself to be slaughtered rather than defend himself. That is an extraordinary claim, which requires extraordinary evidence, and he doesn’t offer any. His reading of the Rambam is forced, and not at all to be found in the Rambam’s own words. On the contrary, a plain reading of the Rambam is most consistent with the view that goyim, like Jews, have the fundamental right of self-defense, including abortion when it’s necessary, and that the difference between a Jew and… Read more »
Most people agree that medically necessary abortions should be allowed. What’s happening across the country is very different. The Left wants abortion on demand in every possible scenario so that people could behave in whatever lewd and immoral fashion they choose and not ever have to deal with any consequences. 55 million abortions is not 55 medically necessary procedures. It’s some of that, yes, but it’s mostly murder for the sake of personal pleasure/convenience. That is deeply disturbing and truly horrifying. (It’s also worth mentioning that this has a disproportionately negative impact on women, specifically. The female in the scenario… Read more »
People don’t understand what this means- States always had jurisdiction and still do- this simply means that the federal govt can no longer get involved and force a state that is anti to be pro. A person could then simply go to another state to have the procedure done in such a case. Also, another thing that is not reported by mainstream media is that those States with Pro Life regulations DO often provide for those special circumstances (including those circumstances where halacha would be on ones side) in which abortion would be lawful in that state- each state provides… Read more »
Wow I like those 10 reasons thank you for sharing
well written!!!
Are you going to do one for Biden also?
I’m sure that if you made a good argument for Biden and sent it in, they would post it
No they wouldn’t
Start working on the list….
Just can’t come up with number one…
How about: he’s a decent guy; he didn’t publicly cheat on his wife; he didn’t publicly talk about how he treats women; he doesn’t have a history of suing anyone who disagrees with him. And how about: he’s worked with people who disagree with him instead of firing them; he’s honest about the pandemic situation in America today; he can actually find something hartzig to say to victims of violence on the anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting (our president spoke about it too; he spoke about his own tremendous accomplishments). And how about: he might be a bit… Read more »
This doesn’t say anything about how he will help our country. So he talks nicely, great
Everything you write is a open lie and you have the chutzpah to comment it.its disgraceful. He’s a criminal, he cheated with Jill and broke his marriage. He never in his life worked with people that disagree with him. He’s a racist towards blacks , and if you care also towards jews. We can go on all day. Stop,your liberal lies
Wish more people thought like you. We would never want members of our community to behave in this way, but we endorse his leadership ?
Well said! Middos, character — these should be factors in who is deemed appropriate for the office of POTUS.
Does cheating with another mans wife count? Cause Joe began his relationship with Jill while she was married to another man. You really rather a president that outright molested a woman and inappropriately touched many more than one that once said something degrading in a private locker room talk. You have some messed up priorities.
You are overlooking so many of Trump’s negative behavior!
Does a “decent guy” lie, over and over, about a truck driver who got in an accident and killed members of his family, claiming falsely that the truck driver was drunk, when in fact he was not, and when he was begged repeatedly by the family to stop lying about it? All in order to win sympathy votes. That’s your “decent guy”?
Anyone that understands these deep state democrats understands that they’re everything you accuse Trump of plus the deceit of pretending they’re a man of the people….
There’s not 1 reason any normal person can have to vote for Biden
I’m sure he could write an article saying ten reason NOT to vote for Biden
I don’t think there’s even 1 reason to vote Biden
That would be impossible, there’s not even 1 reason to vote for biden
There isn’t even one thing to write on the list hahhahah
https://reasonstovotebiden.com
Please don’t make freedom of choice to vote a matter of religion. The Rebbe clearly directed us to vote who will benefit the community, and in the case of people in NYC that would mean to be discrete about being so pro Trump, because our local government is Democrat. As Yiddden we DO NOT mandate the rest of society to follow our ways, we follow our ways, number, ought not make a difference to you, and as comment 1 said there are Halachik methods to make these difficult decisions. It isn’t so black and white. While it is definitely exciting… Read more »
The author never mentioned anywhere that it has anything to do with Halacha. He is writing a well reasoned article, explaining why it is in the best interests of a Frum person to vote Trump. Re that it is better to vote democrat. 1 look at how they are throwing us under the bus now (point number 5) 2 what you are talking about is on the local level not presidential. Why are you mixing apples and oranges. It’s easy to dismiss what he wrote as emotional, rather than bring anything logical in the mix. In summary before writing something… Read more »
The author never wrote that this has to do with religion.
Read the article.
He is w riting why it is in our best interests to vote for Trump.
2 after the Democrat leadership in NY have thrown us under the bus (read the article) you are still writing that we should vote for them!!! Dont be foolish
“As Yiddden we DO NOT mandate the rest of society to follow our ways,”
On the contrary, as yidden we are REQUIRED to do whatever we can to make the rest of society follow what the Torah demands of it, which is the sheva mitzvos, first and foremost to stop murdering people, especially innocent babies. The halacha is absolutely clear, that there is no difference between a non-Jew who works as an abortionist and one who shoots up a school. No difference at all. The Torah considers them exactly the same.
Let’s show some hakoros hatov and vote for him.
Maga!
I can add to the 10: My presidential preference was not based on personality. I voted because there are multiple issues before us that will define the future of our republic which is hanging in the balance. I voted for the economy: I’m in favor of lower taxes, not higher. I’m for less poverty; over 4 million Americans lifted out of poverty, 2018-2019. I like higher wages (median household income increased by $4,400 in 2019; up 9.7% in the last 3 years). I prefer less food stamps (food stamp recipients are down 8.5 million from the Obama/Biden high). I’m in… Read more »
Very well thought-out and articulate letter!
This comment should be published as an op-Ed in itself.
You are thoroughly educated about the facts.
You clearly stated all the reasons why I also voted for Trump! True, his demeanor and language is oftentimes a bit rough,crude, and self-promoting..nevertheless he has succeeded in achievements both domestically and internationally in more ways than any other President in recent history.I feel safe as a Jew and an American knowing that Hashem has chosen Donald Trump to lead our great nation! Four more years!Trump 2020!
Republicans are not “pro-life”. They start needless wars costing hundreds of thousands of innocent lives, they support the death penalty, and they support lax gun restrictions which translates to far more gun deaths per capita than any other civilized country on earth.
Get your facts straight.
Trump is the first President in modern history not to start new wars. He is literally bringing the troops home.
Also dont put spin on democratic support for 55 million unborn babies being murdered amd try to change the subject.
It is never a good idea for Yidden to align politics with belief. Trump is a politician (yes, he is) who is in it for himself. That he does things that are good for us is great. But don’t think it is because he does it for us and because it is right. Besides, many things on that list could just as easily be turned into negatives for Yidden either when Trump loses next week or at the end of his second term. Then we will be reminded (again) that we don’t have friends. Look around NY to remind yourself.
But you and your family took his financial support.
As far as wars go; aside for the fact that trump actually has had less foreign conflict than Obama or Clinton. Being “pro-war” doesn’t make you pro death. By your logic Dovid Hamelech was “pro-death”. He wasn’t, he was pro protecting his people. Regarding gun laws, the last time I checked guns don’t kill, people do. That’s not to say there shouldn’t be protections and stronger gun laws, however to say that by believing in the second amendment you are not “pro life” is kind of disingenuous. However abortion doctors do kill fetuses with government sanction that according to the… Read more »
What is this?! COLlive is supposed to be a news outlet for the Chabad-Lubavitch community- sharing simchas, Chassidus, and other Jewish news. It’s fine to write an article about the occasional major political event, but these past few weeks it has been non-stop posts about the upcoming election. And for what? At this point, everyone knows who they are voting for and many have even cast their ballot. All this does is create more division amongst Yidden. Have you not stopped to read the comments on this website? Many of them are so full of hostility, anger, and division. I… Read more »
I’m not reading this paper anymore because of this article. That is not what the paper is for, no one should be speaking on behalf of everyone. I don’t know WHY anyone would even publish this article; it’s only caused arguments from NY to the West Coast. We are supposed to be part of the solution and rectification of the world; not embarrassing ourselves for the public to be entertained. This article & others like it are designed to create contention and this has obviously been quite successful. I’m embarrassed for everyone; I will find another source of local information.… Read more »
1) He persistently lies to the American people, not consistent with Jewish values 2) His administration has been in disarray since he took office 3) He is a bigot who makes racist remarks, not consistent with Jewish values 4) He is a predator of women who had affairs outside of marriage 5) He cheated on his taxes, discovered despite his attempt to hide his returns 6) His hotels are profiting tremendously on the US taxpayer 7) He refuses to follow the advice of infectious disease specialists 9) He abolished the office of pandemic preparedness and response 9) Due to his… Read more »
Who would be better?
Number one. I think the pros outweigh the cons
Number two. What u say in number 9 makes no sense. This pandemic is a disease that wildly spread over the whole world. It affected everywhere the same, and Trump did and is doing the most he can. And as if Democrats would do it any better
How did Trump do the best he could when he misrepresented the seriousness of the illness, refused to use a mask, communicated blatant ignorance about the nature of contagious disease!? If ignorance was the best he could do, we are in trouble.
So wouldn’t it be in the hands of Hashem how many Americans died of Covid?
Genuinely don’t get how these (9 and 10) make sense right next to each other 🙂
We should vote for biden?! Or should we just sit back relaxe eat some popcorn and watch the show…I mean that sounds way better then standing for hours in line waiting to vote…so which one is it?
And yet he did everything he said he would do unlike any other president in recent times. He’s accomplished a lot, face the facts, I know it’s hard but it’s reality. And remember Its Hashem that guards us all and b’hashgocha protis that included Trump as our president. All that Hashem does is for the good.
where is it
Be truthful.
You may be right that trump is a bad person (racist sexist all of the stuff) but I’m not voting a popularity contest here I’m voting who can get the job done the best as a president. His past 4 years were not bad okay it was a good 4 years and I believe he continue doing so. Now with the corona the governors are also at fault. They don’t stop or quit their job when something bad happens they be ready to take action . (If they don’t they why the heck are they in that position) they can… Read more »
You are a da–d liar, and every single one of your points is a lie, except of course number 10, which is of course true, but is not a reason not to vote for Trump.
Everyone single thing you wrote is a open lie, your a disgrace and should be ashamed.
Hashem runs the world, but Trump causes thousands of deaths?
The same folks who claim loudly that we frum Jews who support Trump are making him into an avodah zarah (when really it’s a simple matter of hakaras hatov and not believing every stupid lie about him) – turn around and make him into a G-d, who has the power of life and death in his hands. As for Hashem, to them he’s maybe אלקא דאלקיא, not actually involved with the world.
Thank you for thinking for yourself and for honoring integrity.
I’m frum and Chabad, not a democrat and not a supporter of Biden. But let’s write some facts that no one in the religious orthodox sector mentions,Trump is a danger for civilization and democracy of America. No one mentions how he corrupts the justice system and politicizes the Justice Department, his association with Jeffrey Epstein etc …. He is accused of doing what we call Sedom and worst. At the time of the war between Napoleon and the Tzar in Russia, who where both wicked, all religious authority beside the Alter Rebbe thought that Napoleon should win because it seems… Read more »
So you’re saying two things. That Trump may possibly be like Napoleon whom American Jewery will support blindly.
And that Trump has acted immorally and with lawlessness.
Clearly Biden has also acted immorally.
Also Now I realize the silver lining in waking up late this year to blow shofar.
P. S. It’s spelled Czar
there is more than one acceptable spelling, since you brought it up.
But I agree with you with the mi shebarach part. It’s weird why are we saying mishibarach for a goy. You could say because he is a president but he can’t do jack if we don’t do it. In the past we were forced to such kind of thing like for example naming all the kohanim kids Alexander for Alexander the Great because of not he would have killed a good portion of the Jewish people. But here he can’t do
the minhag in all shules, once upon a time, from russia to turkey, germany to poland was to make a mi shebeirach for the royal family.
until today, in the Great Britains Unitined Synagogues they still say a Mi shebeirach for the queen and all the Royal family
In Russia they printed Hanosen Teshua Lamelochim in the siddurim, but they only said it in the big shuls where there were likely to be spies or informers. In the smaller shuls and shtiblach they didn’t say it for the Tsar.
But in Austria-Hungary they said it in all the shuls, and they meant it, because they had a wonderful emperor whom they loved and respected.
to name their children for Alexander. They did it out of gratitude. Even centuries later, when nobody could punish them, Chazal spoke well of Alexander.
Though they made a point of emphasizing that he was Macedonian and not Greek. The Greeks to this day love claiming him as their own, but in Chazal’s day Jews and Greeks hated each other, so every time they mention Alexander they pointed out that he was not Greek.
“Trump is a danger for civilization and democracy of America.”?! How? “No one mentions how he corrupts the justice system and politicizes the Justice Department” That is an outright lie. He has done no such thing. Whereas that is exactly what 0bama and Biden did, so it’s a reason to vote for him, not against him! As for his personal life, he has behaved like we expect a goy to behave. Someone called him a “predator” but there is no evidence for that at all. He is simply a grob person, who has the morals of an alley cat. As… Read more »
mowadays the Rebbe would say that Napoleon should win… see sichas vayeshev 5752
alternatively,
Trump- is the pro religion side = Czar Alexander…, the liberal side= Napoleo…
Agreed!
I have this feeling Biden will win. Big tech will take over America.
I agree with everything but I go a problem with number#4. Just because he has a Jewish daughter and all that stuff should make is comfortable. In the end of the day if we place more of our trust in these people instead of hashem we have a problem. Things could happen to them or they can have a change of heart. Best course of action is to believe in hashem and what ever happens is meant to happen and make the best of it
Do your part and go vote. Biden is not an option because of the liberal ideology and immorality of what the Democratic party represent.
Trump is our only option. We dont have to agree with his morals or behavior. His actions have proven that he is a friend of Israel and frum jews.
At the end of the day, whomever wins that is what Hashem decided is for our best.
Vote and Daven.
Moshiach Now!
If a jew has to be explained how Trump is good for the idden something seriously wrong who cares what he does in his private life. I care what he did for us
Of course it’s all Hashem
He is truly crazy, a wannabe tyrant. That doesn’t bother you? He is a narcissist without limits. He is dangerous. He runs his office like a mafia boss. Are you not bothered? Do you not see the danger? Forget politics. Are you all blind? Has history taught us nothing?
…no rational arguments. “Truly crazy” – what’s your proof? “A wannabe tyrant” – what’s your proof? And so forth.
Everything you write is true about Biden, not about Trump.
someone seems to have finished learning all there is to learn in Torah apparently…that must explain why they have so much time to devote to politics, right? /s
imagine if all this energy were devoted to learning something new in Torah…smh
Everyone’s praising Trump’s ME peace deals, but they don’t seem to realize that they come at a price. Those countries signed the accords so that they could get the green light to buy advanced military aircraft (F-35s) from the US. Trump is the first president in many years to authorize such transactions (including the Obama administration, who refused to allow such sales even when they were proposed). The Rebbe was vehemently against the US selling such equipment. The year after the Yom Kippur war he called Gershon Jacobson to a yechidus in the middle of the night and directed him… Read more »
https://youtu.be/9YllZFdPi20
For those who ignore all President Trumps accomplishments and seem to only see his loud brash character as making him pasul let me remind you of a story we read once a year in the Haftora of Yiftach Hagiladi. He was a bandit, a man who was what some would call a bum a troublemaker with his band of thugs. But they were jews and there was no leadership in israel to fight off constant attacks in israel. The community was desperate for someone who could show some leadership, they didnt care about his pedigree or anything else just could… Read more »