Sunday September 25, 2005

I've Been Thinking:

The Ministry of Education in Israel is contemplating a move that will strike a blow to the heart and the soul of all Israel.
They are thinking of eliminating Bible as a mandatory subject for "bagrut" high school matriculation exams, the national final exams that grade students on essential subjects.

The Bible is the key document linking Israel to it past, present and future in the land of Israel. Without the Bible there is no significant reason for Israel to exist, and if a Jewish state did exist, without the Bible it could just as easily be located in Canada as in Canaan.

I do not know who is making the decision in the ministry. I do know that of the secular Israeli adults I have spoken with, most are appalled. They totally reject this new educational reform. They may not like religion, they may oppose religion in politics, they are not religious themselves, but almost everyone knows that the study of Bible is essential in order to perpetuate the Jewish State of Israel.

For the sake of the future of Israel I would suggest letting go of some ministry bureaucrats and keeping Bible.