Orthodox Jews for Peace

Shalom, Salam.

Hi everybody, I am a co founder of a new organization named Orthodox Jews for Peace.
Our mission is to educate, and express, everything that is taught in the Torah on Peace.
We believe the notion that the Jewish and Palestinian peoples are inherently incapable of coexistence is a mistake.
This mistaken idea has been promoted at times inadvertently and sometimes purposefully by politically motivated individuals on both sides.
Our experiences coupled with our understanding of the religious texts involved tell us that the ideological strivings of both our peoples pose no contradiction to peaceful coexistence.
We thus reject the viewpoint that living together peacefully necessitates compromising our religious aspirations, we rather subscribe to the view that through understanding our differences we can coexist peacefully while strongly adhering to our respective religious traditions.
Please everybody i invite you to check out our new website at www.ojfp.org
Thank you very much
Levi Goldenberg

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Comment by Neri Bar-On on March 8, 2010 at 12:01am: good to have you here and a grate organization, we all need religious wisdom here :)

Comment by Oliver Haack on January 25, 2010 at 7:56pm: Levi,

I appreciate your initiative very much. Hope you'll find many fellow orthodox Jews who share your opinions.

Comment by Levi Goldenberg on January 25, 2010 at 6:36pm: Rabbi Menachem Froman understands the importance of peace in the holy land,
His jewish religous convictions, have shown him this very basic truth in its teachings.
As for Neturai Karta, their opposition to zionism is already a traditional one, 5 6 generations old.
Rabbi Froman i believe is very helpfull for them, to see his position of peace, from a different perspective.
Shalom
Levi

Comment by Manal Anna on January 25, 2010 at 7:41am: I see!
I like what I read about Menachem Forman. To what extent is he similar to Neturei Karta?
Peace
Manal

Comment by Levi Goldenberg on January 24, 2010 at 9:37pm: Correct,
Have no party affiliation.
I live in New York.

Comment by Manal Anna on January 24, 2010 at 8:25pm: Hi again,
Well, I differentiate between Judaism and Zionism. I definitely think that the Palestinian people perceive Zionism as the main ideology that ruined the coexistence between the two people. To what party do you belong? You live inside Israel right?

Comment by Levi Goldenberg on January 24, 2010 at 8:19pm: Shalom,

If zionism neccesitates the incapability of coexistance peacefully then you can call us anti zionist.
But i would stress what i am pro rather than anti.

Comment by Manal Anna on January 24, 2010 at 7:59pm: Hi,

Just to make sure that I perfectly understand you, are you an anti-zionist movement?

Peace
Manal