Weekly Torah Gatherings – Sun 11/6

כ  וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה, זַעֲקַת סְדֹם וַעֲמֹרָה כִּי-רָבָּה; וְחַטָּאתָם–כִּי כָבְדָה, מְאֹד.	20 And the LORD said: ‘Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.
כא  אֵרְדָה-נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה, הַכְּצַעֲקָתָהּ הַבָּאָה אֵלַי עָשׂוּ כָּלָה; וְאִם-לֹא, אֵדָעָה.	21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto Me; and if not, I will know.’

Identity and “Identity Fear”: how is it playing out . . . . both here and abroad.

NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/05/world/middleeast/israel-election-far-right.html

The Far Right’s Rise in Israel is Driven by Anxiety and Fear: (Is it a surprise)?

To win the election, Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right allies harnessed perceived threats to Israel’s Jewish identity after ethnic unrest last year and the subsequent inclusion of Arab lawmakers in the government.