o.deutsch@ikg-wien.at
office@ikg-wien.at
Dear Oskar,
As a mother of boys, I find Beth's forced alienation from Sammy and Benji, horrifying and sickening in equal measure.
Their Bar Mitzvah celebration is approaching - the Jewish coming-of-age.
How are Sammy and Benji to fulfil the 5th commandment to "honour their mother"?
This is one of the fundamental positive mitzvot of Judaism – so crucial, that it is uniquely rewarded with "arichat yamim" translated as a long life, but which the Talmud (Kiddushin 39b) interprets as referring to the afterlife as well!
Let us agree to draw a line in the sand, put those lost years behind us and no longer deprive Beth's boys of a nurturing relationship with their loving mother…and a long life.
I trust you, as the leader of the Jewish community in Vienna, to take the initiative and use your influence to guide your friends and neighbors towards correcting this terrific injustice.
World Jewry is behind you – and eagerly awaits your plan of action.
Tell us what you need and we will support in any way we can.
Rivka Shindler Levy
#openletterstodeutsch #reunitingbethwithhersons
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