A second question posed is how much energy or effort have the right-wing Orthodox groups devoted to rising anti-Semitism, except when it hits their own communities? If the answer to both questions is that Chareidim have not been able to positively influence fellow Chilonim or Masorti Jews, and have not exerted much effort to address rising anti-Semitism outside of their own communities, how do we effectively address these issues?  The 2020 World Zionist Congress election is upon us. Voting ends on March 11th. The World Zionist Congress is the policy-making body of the World Zionist Organization (WZO). The World Zionist Organization allocates money, which many groups in the diaspora believe is up for the taking if they can get the most delegates through the election. However, no one can really confirm the amount of money allocated by the WZO, and the amount of its discretionary funds. The suggestion by some groups that the funds can be utilized for niche or side projects (such as subsidizing tuition) and for other narrow initiatives may be unfounded; and more importantly, it is a deflection from the big picture. What is really at stake in the election is not money, and how it may be spent, but rather, it is the ideological direction in which the WZO will move. Will the needle move to the left or right?  There are far-left groups running in the election that want Israel to be a totally secular state, abolish the role of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel with respect to marriage, divorce, conversion and kashrut, and they oppose Israeli control over Judea and Samaria, and support a right of Palestinian return to whatever is left of Israel after the establishment of a Palestinian state and relinquishment of control over Judea and Samaria. These groups want to take over the World Zionist Congress in order to further this agenda, which invariably will harm Israel and Judaism. Their mission addresses big issues, while many of the groups with opposing views are focused on issues that serve individual constituency or issues that are only pieces of the big picture. In turn, Torah from Sinai wants to address the big picture issues. Torah from Sinai wants to keep Israel safe and secure, ensure Jewish continuity, instill Jewish pride, combat anti-Semitism and BDS, and ensure that Israel remains the eternal Jewish homeland. While Torah from Sinai is a newcomer to activism, you can view videos they have already produced by going to www.torahfromsinai.com  Torah from Sinai is part of a broad coalition, the ZOA Coalition (Slate No. 11), which is aligned with Likud. The ZOA Coalition is a coalition of 27 pro-Israel groups. Together and united as a coalition, through the current election it is very possible for the ZOA Coalition to obtain the largest block of delegates in the Word Zionist Congress. That will allow the coalition, including Torah from Sinai, to have influence over the decision-making at the WZO, which will afford the opportunity to address the big picture issues in an effective way. In turn, the other right or center-right groups that are running in the election are not part of a broad coalition, and therefore, at most, they will obtain only a few delegates. With a few delegates their influence at the WZO will be very minimal. We […]

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