I Am Not A Prophet; I Cannot

We Are Always Confronted With Choice.

It Is Easy Now To Break The Vows. It Is Even Easier To Part Your Ways If Vows Haven't Been Taken.

In Celan's Words A Jew Is "a Man With A Little Book Under The Shoulder." We Are The Keepers Of Tradition.

"once There, Always There", Would Give You Less Freedom Than You Recently Enjoyed, But More Security. Security Not In The Sense Of Safety From Terrorists, Burglars, Or Pickpockets... But Security In The Sense Of Knowing Where You Are, Who You Are, On What Kind Of Future You Can Count, What Will Happen, Whether You Will Preserve Your Position In Society Or Whether You Will Be Degraded And Humiliated - This Sort Of Security. This Sort Of Security For Many, Many People - A Rising Number Of People - Looks At The Moment More Attractive Than More Freedom.

The Risk Of The Holocaust Is Not That It Will Be Forgotten, But That It Will Be Embalmed And Surrounded By Monuments And Used To Absolve All Future Sins.