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SCOOTER THE KAPAROT (and who's next?) The saying, 'those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it' is one of the great truths of human existance. In this instance let me change that to: Those who do not learn from Torah, are destined to learn its lessons over & over until it sinks through their thick, self-involved skulls! The Torah is filled with violence, blood, death, sex and betrayal. It is also filled with redemption, unconditional love, self-sacrifice, altruism and belief in the face of odds we today can only imagine. But also, if we pay attention - the lessons of Torah are alive and well and walking the planet today. Different names perhaps but the same ethical dilemmas. Seems we've learned nothing. In Job, Job rails against God for causing his suffering and making him into a scapegoat. This last couple months, White House scapegoat Lewis "Scooter" Libby's defense team pointed a lot of fingers at who they considered the real...