Mr. Mayor, I fear that if this event goes forward, the entire Jewish community will be placed in mortal danger. Our sages have written that sins committed in G-d’s own courtyard, in the Land of Israel, and especially in the Holy City of Jerusalem, bring swift and severe punishment.
Certainly our dear brethren in Israel, who live under the daily threat of terrorism, need to do everything possible to enlist G-d’s favor and blessing. They certainly cannot afford this dangerous provocation against G-d in Jerusalem.
Mr. Mayor, you were elected thanks to the overwhelming support of Torah-observant Jews because they felt you would safeguard their well-being. You cannot imagine how disappointed and shocked they would be if they discovered that you were endangering their safety by striking a Faustian bargain with these Greek Hellenizers.
Mayor Lupolianski, are you going to participate in this open defiance of G-d in His Holy City? Will you pander to your secular political allies and pretend to see no evil and hear no evil?
Or will you, like Matisyahu and his five sons, stand up for G-d, for His Torah, and for the people of Israel?
