Joe Biden's Rabbi Answer

08/26/2024

D. Rabbi Beals compared Joe Biden, near the end of his political journey at age 81 to Moses, who was 120 as he reached the end of his journey as leader of the Jews on the exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land. Said Rabbi Beals, “In our Jewish tradition, we don’t say we’re going to scrap the five Books of Moses because by the 120th year he’s not the man he was 40 years ago,” implying that though Biden may have lost some of his strength by this time, that should not negate his legitimacy as a leader.

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E. Rabbi Beals compared Joe Biden, near the end of his political journey at age 81 to Moses, who was 120 as he reached the end of his journey as leader of the Jews on the exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land. Said Rabbi Beals, “We wish people to be 120. Does it mean we want them to be at 120 how they were at 80? No. We value the entire person.” He also noted that Moses, at 120, was “a little cranky,” implying that we should recognize that if we could put up with Moses at 120, we can surely deal with Biden at age 81.

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