In the famous village of Chelem, the best minds of the group lived side by side. As is well known. Among the paths of the houses, Rabbi Yarikah lived peacefully, supporting his family from whatever came to hand. One bright day, his income disappeared because a thief came to the city and coveted this product called "from whatever came to hand.".
The lovable Rabbi Yarke had no choice and decided to make a living by selling pastries and various grains to the townspeople. The man collected various types of flour from the village soil, mixed them with the wastewater from the city sewer, and his mixture became a real dough. All he had to do was light the oven with poisonous coals, and the aroma began to fill the nostrils of the nobles of the city of Khel.
One by one, all the residents of the place gathered and came, seeking to purchase loaves of bread and food for themselves. After pausing over the jar of the smelly product, Rabbi Yarikah began to explain simply: the flour was collected from the earth's clods, and the water was fresh sewage.
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Doctors, scientists, intellectuals, and wise men gathered around the seller's soul and explained to him the seriousness of the act. "This is a mortal danger," the village doctor declared, "Be careful and please protect the lives of the residents," the sanitation workers scolded him. But Rabbi Yarke, the master of cheap demagogy and the master of sharp rhetoric, already had a winning answer to those who wanted him to lose his livelihood: "I do not sell bread and pastries to the village doctors or to intellectuals. The masses of the people are my customers and they are the consumers of the bread; I have nothing to do with the people of science who have degrees.".
Indeed, hypocrisy at its best. As a side note and unrelated, let us recall that in the State of Israel a few months ago a certain Minister of Finance announced a "reduction in VAT on the purchase of a first apartment for young couples." Let us also recall, again unrelated, that many of the country's best economists and those who sit first in the ministries of finance and economy, came out strongly against the imaginary benefit and declared on every frequency and microphone that such a proposal would be a serious deterioration in the already delicate state of the 'real estate bubble' in Israel. "Prices will only rise and the contractors are the ones who will benefit from the reckless VAT reduction," they said and warned. And what did the Minister of Finance reply? You won't believe it. "The benefit is intended for young couples and the masses of the people, not for the economists of the economy." What amazing rhetoric, what cheap demagogy. Does it sound familiar to you from somewhere? Does it remind you of a dream in any way?
But again, this is just a passing comment and has no relevance.
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Now we'll take it to a level that even a dreamer wouldn't mention. What would you say if a respected finance minister in a respected country stood up and announced that "every Holocaust survivor under the age of thirty would now be entitled to a free basket of medicines and food"? You'd probably cheer for him. Wouldn't you? So what if 'technically' there is no such reality of Holocaust survivors aged thirty, the benefit is still enormous.
And what if the Minister of Transportation announces that from now on, the speed limit on Highway 6 will be increased to one hundred and forty kilometers per hour for scooter riders only?
And what if the Minister of the Interior announces a blanket amnesty and the immediate release of all foreign workers imprisoned for infiltration, provided that they were born in Israel to a Jewish father and mother from the city of Jerusalem?
The examples are unnecessary. After the laughter stage, comes the contempt stage. So why is it that only he, the Minister of Finance, Rabbi Yairke, is allowed to fool the masses? Why is it that when the boxing minister announces a "benefit for young Haredi couples purchasing a first apartment that does not exceed six hundred thousand shekels," people accept the news with understanding? Why does one have to be particularly brave and have a combative opinion column to shout out loud that the king's clothes are not clothes? After all, this is scandal at its best! There is no such animal, and there is no such apartment.
Beyond the outrageous fact that part of the population will be entitled to a benefit of about 290,000 NIS, while the inferior guys - the Beit Midrash students - will receive, if and when, a benefit that does not exceed 180,000 NIS. Through all this, there is a shameful disgrace and disgrace to the country and its leaders, who allow themselves to despise a very significant portion of the people and throw at them a bone that contains nothing but cheap statements and empty promises. Without a doubt, one would have to be smart and a genius to invent this section, a section that bypasses the High Court, which would cause the law to change its name and face from a law of discrimination and racism that would not stand any test of result, to a reasonable and fair law that "only" provides a benefit to a certain sector.
Someone needs to say this: This is a serious and unbearable disdain for our intelligence as human beings. There is no longer any room for cynicism, no room for tilting our heads in circles while clicking our tongues. We do not have the right to remain silent and silently eat the poisoned little loaves of bread that are contemptuously thrown in our direction as if we were nice monkeys in an endangered nature reserve. Let us be clear to the Minister of Finance and his boys, the days of laughter and entertainment are behind us, the days of silence and swallowing are also gone. We are here in prayer and in Doron, please spare us the next stage.
