The President of Israel, Shimon Peres, with Pope Frances. (The Pope is the one wearing the yarmulke).
In western religions, it is almost axiomatic that religious "authenticity" is on the right and that heresies are on the left. I challenge that. Attached is a photo of Neturei Karta staging a counter protest in support of Iran. This group should be regarded as a heresy. They espouse a cult which they call "Judaism," but which is a parody of the Jewish religion. It is characterized by ritual fetishism, an inability to distinguish between what is important and what is not and, worst of all, that they have broken faith with the rest of the Jewish people, willingly giving aid and comfort to our enemies. It has been established that some of their leadership have been on the payroll of the Palestinian Authority. The Iranian regime had threatened to wipe Israel off the map and engages in Holocaust denial. Further, Tehran has an abysmal human rights record. It is inconceivable that a Jew should willingly defend them, yet this group of heretics does just that. The anti-Semites revel that "real Jews," or at least those whom they *think* are "authentic" endorse their sinister vision. Formal excommunication is a difficult subject to broach insofar as there is no universal rabbinical authority. Nevertheless, it is unnecessary, as these fanatics have already separated themselves from world Jewry. A LEWIS is device which was used by builders to raise heavy stones. In Freemasonry, a Lewis is a Mason whose father was also a Mason. A Lewis is entitled to wear a "Lewis jewel," engraved with both the father's and son's names. Like the device used by operative masons, it is emblematic of doubled strength. Lewis jewels may have multiple bars for brothers with several generations of Masonic legacy. In some jurisdictions, the requirement that a person be at least 21 years old is lowered to 18 for a Lewis. Pictured below is my Lewis jewel, which I wore today on my father's 39th yahrzeit. Joseph Cohen was initiated as an Entered Apprentice at Americus Lodge #83 in Woodbridge, NJ on April 7, 1942, passed to the Fellowcraft degree on June 16, 1942 and was raised a Master Mason on November 17, 1942. He was thirty years old when he was initiated into the craft. Later, he joined the Scottish Rite and was raised to the sublime 32nd degree, Master of the Royal Secret. On 6 Iyar 5735 (1975) the roll of the workers was called and Brother Joseph Cohen did not respond. Heeding the summons of the Master, he had laid down his working tools. He was sixty three years old when he was admitted to the Celestial Lodge. Largely out of a desire to connect with my deceased father and to share his experience, I joined the Freemasons in 1991 and have since, like him, became a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason. I dedicate my Masonic service as Grand Chaplain of the District of Columbia to the memory of my father and brother, Joseph Cohen. His apron, more ancient than the Roman eagle, more precious than the Golden fleece, was unblemished. |
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