Why We Survive
From the Munk Debate to Parashas Beha'aloscha: Rav Moshe Dovid Vali’s Profound Lessons on the Endurance of the Jewish People
I just watched the Munk Debate on whether anti-Zionism equates to anti-Semitism. The debate featured two non-Jewish advocates on the pro side, Douglas Murray and Natasha Hausdorff, and a Muslim and a Jew on the con side, whose names I will not honor by mentioning in this post. It was a heated exchange, highlighting the starkly different and vehement narratives people hold. Yet, the undeniable thread running through it all was the rampant anti-Semitism that persists today. The question remains: who is to blame? Are our enemies to blame, or should we accept the gaslit version that we are somehow at fault ourselves?
In his closing statement, Douglas Murray, the great friend of the Jewish People, echoed the timeless truth that the Jews have outlasted every empire—from the Pharaohs to the Greeks and beyond. Each sought to erase us and see us gone through various forms of what we now recognize as anti-Semitism. And yet, we have always prevailed and will continue to do so.
Watching this, I fou…
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