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I have heard that this year, some of these same yeshivas may now leave the parade because NIF is marching. I firmly believe that if we are to question our participation, we should do so on moral grounds rather than on political ones. Whether or not New Israel Fund marches is much less important than if Jewish Queer Youth marches.
In the interim, there is one group that has chosen to make a Kiddush Hashem in this regard. I refer to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, whose Catholic organizers continue to take the principled stance that groups professing morals antithetical to the shared Judeo-Christian ethic must not march under their own banner.
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Avi Goldstein
Far Rockaway, NY
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