A "Fire" Sale
The Ultimate Disconnect
Last week, we heard a speaker at the Agudah conference declare that American Jews should follow the lead of charedim in Israel, and not be upset about the war, because it isn’t happening for them.
Do you want to know how disconnected the charedi community is from the war?
This is how much:
This is an advertisement outside a store in Mea Shearim selling shoes. The English translation of the words on the upper right is: “North or South, it doesn’t matter - with us, the war is raging!”
Only in a community that is totally disconnected from the reality of the war, from the hostages and deaths and injuries and PTSD and collapse of careers and harm to family life, is it socially acceptable to make a light-hearted marketing campaign about the fires of war.
(Photo by Tour Guide Robby, www.theonlytourguideinisrael.com)
Right now the chareidi apologists are deciding whether to claim that it's unrepresentative or that it's no big deal.
I forgot to add - Robby commented to someone near the sign about how tasteless it is. The person smiled and replied, "In our community, it isn't."