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Can Jews Really Do Anything About Anti-Semitism? Rav Asher Weiss Answers

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Rabbi Asher Weiss

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This year's is a big up uptick in anti-semitism. Should be doing anything to combat it and how can he encourage people who are scared? >> When the gamura says when you're scared you're recycling and it's not only shaya soul is the essence of amuna and how could one conffort people that are scared? >> [snorts] >> is in control. How do we fight anti-semitism? Well, the government, the leadership, there are some political steps, but that is not our question. How does one fight anti-semitism? First of all with is the formula to all our thoughts and all our needs

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  2. 0:35>> is in control. How do we fight anti-semitism? Well, the government, the leadership, there are…
  3. 1:05in the level of micro. What we could do is every interaction you have with non-Jewish…
  4. 1:36positive image. There are so many stereotypes about Jews and we should not enforce them. So…
  5. 2:08is doing something against anti-semitism and our level micro of I think that is extremely important.…
  6. 2:39homes and and even in my house, there's a person coming to clean up my house.…
  7. 3:09three shekel less and I see they're so moved. Wow, he gave me two shekel. Two…

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