Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!csd2!schechte From: schechte@csd2.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Christmas {report} card ( Israel ) Message-ID: <42700012@csd2.UUCP> Date: Fri, 21-Dec-84 14:23:00 EST Article-I.D.: csd2.42700012 Posted: Fri Dec 21 14:23:00 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 06:16:04 EST References: <250@mhuxi.UUCP> Organization: New York University Lines: 11 Nf-ID: #R:mhuxi:-25000:csd2:42700012:000:625 Nf-From: csd2!schechte Dec 21 14:23:00 1984 The big difference between 1948 and CHANUKA is seen from theactions taken after the victory. In the miracle of CHANUKA the jews went to the Bais Hamikdash and purified it to serve HASHEM. They had a physical miracle (the winning of the war) and a spiritial miracle (the menora lit for 8 days). However unfortunately in 1948 after the miracles instead of seeking to serve HASHEM the 'state' was created as a 'democracy' with chilul shabbat,abortions,autopsies etc.... Although we thank HASHEM for giving us back our land we can not compare this to the days of CHANUKA Asher Schechter