Throughout our entire history, we have done our Hishtadlus to improve our political connections in a way that benefits us. We do not, nor have ever, had the luxury of choosing “good people” whose policies do not work for us.
Having said this, however, many seem to be confused that endorsing a candidate for his whole body of work in an election means endorsing him absolutely – either as a person, or as an infallible leader. People on both (all?) sides of the political debate often seem to get personally involved to an extreme degree, the rhetoric exciting them in a way that few other things do. Neither candidate – in this election, or any other – is going to be an example of what we, as Torah-true Jews, strive to be.
IMHO it would behoove us as a community to raise awareness and address this issue. Let us save our enthusiasm for more meaningful things!
