Below is a clip from another web-site indicating that the total world Jewish population is about 15 million. I ask the following questions?
Why is it so difficult for Jews to get along?
And why is it so difficult to grow the Jewish community? Maybe these two questions are intertwined.
Look at the Israeli government. It is a bunch of minority parties that simply do not get along.
Jews in this country and some even here in FHC, for whatever reason(s), cannot get along.
In the NY Times today there was a front page article about local Jewish congregations pulling out all the stops to bring in members since membership figures are down.
It appears that Jews cannot work together for positive goals unless, perhaps, when there is a true crisis.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could get along, use our time and energy in a positive way, use contructive criticism instead of hurtful attacks, grow the Jewish community, instead of complaining about the loss of members and/or finding scapegoats for a widespread problem, stop the internal bickering that occurs on both the national level in Israel and on the local levels here.
Will there come a time of reconciliation and compromise instead of obstinate and defeatist behaviour.
Finally, anyone, be it a member of Likud, Labor, Kadima, or a member of FHC, if you quit because you do not get your way, then in my opinion, get out of the way, because you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem and the Jewish people need problem solvers instead of more kvetches.
Shalom. Jeremy
Country
Population (2005E)
% Jewish
Estimated Jews
Afghanistan
29,928,987
0.000003307
1
Algeria
32,531,853
0.0003%
100
Argentina
39,537,943
1%
395,379
Armenia
2,982,904
0.025%
750
Australia
20,090,437
0.45%
90,406
Austria
8,184,691
0.1%
8,184
Azerbaijan
7,911,974
0.1%
7,911
Belarus
10,300,483
0.7%
72,103
Belgium
10,364,388
0.5%
51,821
Bolivia
8,857,870
0.006%
500
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4,025,476
0.025%
1,006
Botswana
1,640,115
0.006%
100
Brazil
186,112,794
0.051%
95,125
Bulgaria
7,450,349
0.031%
2,300
Canada
32,805,041
1.2%
393,660
Chile
15,980,912
0.131%
20,900
China
1,306,313,812
0.00008%
1,000
Colombia
42,954,279
0.008%
3,436
Congo (Kinshasa)
60,085,004
0.0002%
120
Costa Rica
4,016,173
0.06%
2,409
Croatia
4,495,904
0.04%
1,798
Cuba
11,346,670
0.013%
1,500
Czech Republic
10,241,138
0.03%
3,072
Denmark
5,432,335
0.13%
7,062
Dominican Republic
8,950,034
0.001%
100
Ecuador
13,363,593
0.007%
935
Egypt
77,505,756
0.0001%
100
El Salvador
6,704,932
0.001%
100
Estonia
1,332,893
0.136%
1,818
Ethiopia
73,053,286
0.027%
20,000
Finland
5,223,442
0.021%
1,110
France
60,656,178
1%
606,561
Georgia
4,677,401
0.17%
7,951
Germany
82,431,390
0.13%
107,160
Greece
10,668,354
0.05%
5,334
Guatemala
14,655,189
0.008%
1,172
Hungary
10,006,835
0.6%
60,041
India
1,080,264,388
0.0005%
5,401
Iran
68,017,860
0.03%
20,405
Iraq
26,074,906
0.0004%
100
Ireland
4,015,676
0.03%
1,204
Israel
6,276,883
80%
5,021,506
Italy
58,103,033
0.052%
30,213
Jamaica
2,731,832
0.011%
300
Japan
127,417,244
0.0008%
1,002
Kazakhstan
15,185,844
0.027%
4,100
Kenya
33,829,590
0.001%
400
Korea, South
48,422,644
0.0002%
100
Kyrgyzstan
5,146,281
0.018%
926
Latvia
2,290,237
0.397%
9,092
Lebanon
3,826,018
0.003%
100
Lithuania
3,596,617
0.1%
3,596
Luxembourg
468,571
0.14%
655
Macedonia
2,045,262
0.005%
100
Mexico
106,202,903
0.05%
53,101
Moldova
4,455,421
0.7%
31,187
Morocco
32,725,847
0.016%
5,236
Namibia
2,030,692
0.006%
115
The Netherlands
16,407,491
0.2%
32,814
New Zealand
4,035,461
0.135%
5,447
Nigeria
128,771,988
0.00008%
100
Norway
4,593,041
0.027%
1,240
Panama
3,039,150
0.33%
10,029
Paraguay
6,347,884
0.016%
1,015
Peru
27,925,628
0.01%
2,792
Philippines
87,857,473
0.0001%
100
Poland
38,635,144
0.065%
24,999
Portugal
10,566,212
0.007%
739
Puerto Rico
3,916,632
0.038%
1,488
Romania
22,329,977
0.027%
6,029
Russia
143,420,309
0.5%
717,101
Serbia and Montenegro
10,829,175
0.016%
1,732
Singapore
4,425,720
0.007%
300
Slovakia
5,431,363
0.056%
3,041
Slovenia
2,011,070
0.005%
100
South Africa
44,344,136
0.2%
88,688
Spain
40,341,462
0.12%
48,409
Suriname
438,144
0.046%
200
Sweden
9,001,774
0.2%
18,003
Switzerland
7,489,370
0.2%
14,978
Syria
18,448,752
0.0005%
100
Tajikistan
7,163,506
0.001%
100
Thailand
65,444,371
0.0003%
199
Trinidad and Tobago
1,088,644
0.1%
1,088
Tunisia
10,074,951
0.018%
1,813
Turkey
69,660,559
0.025%
17,415
Turkmenistan
4,952,081
0.01%
495
Ukraine
47,425,336
0.3%
142,276
United Kingdom
60,441,457
0.5%
302,207
United States
295,734,134
2%
5,914,682
Uruguay
3,415,920
0.9%
30,743
Uzbekistan
26,851,195
0.065%
17,453
Venezuela
25,375,281
0.1%
25,375
Yemen
20,727,063
0.001%
200
Zimbabwe
12,746,990
0.006%
764
Total Population
6,430,856,221
0.227%
14,596,017
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A person who quits because he/she does not get his/her way is not my idea of a future leader. A person who threatens to leave an organization or movement because their personal needs are not fulfilled is not a future leader (at least of that movement). I have no problem with constructive criticism and discussion. I do have a problem with kvetches who find pleasure in kvetching about things and bringing nothing constructive to the table except constant personal attacks. Jews have been doing this for too long throughout history and continuing today. We have not grown because we, in my opinion, as a people, are chronically discontent. We have to get beyond that and change the kvetch mentality to a productive proactive change mentality.
I welcome the comments made by this writer. I also welcome the writer to be a guest author if he so desires. As an active member and on the Board of FHC, I consider my comments and opinions to be part of the opinion/ discussion of an elected official. I play by the rules and when I am behind something that prevails, I am pleased. When I support something that does not pass through the proper procedures, I accept the loss and move on to the next issue. Since I, in good faith, do not name people on the blog, the more intimate thoughts behind these items will have to be made verbally and in person out of respect for people's privacy. Shalom. Jeremy
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