"US President Joe Biden will land in Israel tomorrow (Wednesday) and travel with his entourage to several places in Israel. That part of his honor for flesh and blood "?
Rabbi Baruch Efrati explains: "In the modern age the question has arisen whether presidents are welcomed today as they were greeted by kings in the past. There are some doubts nowadays. Second
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in the past the king could execute as he pleased and his kingship is evident in this, but nowadays, the president cannot kill voluntarily because there is a parliament and a legislature.
"On top of that, for the most part we do not see the president himself, but his entourage, the many people who surround him and indeed because of these doubts, some have ordered not to congratulate presidents today or to greet without a name and royalty."
Preparations for the President's House to visit President Biden, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
However, Rabbi Efrati notes that despite all the changes, even today we should be blessed with a name and a kingdom when we see the great entourage surrounding the American president on the ground.
"Because nowadays kings do not wear special clothes anywhere, so there is no need for such a garment for the blessing, since it is not in the garment that the kingship is evident today," the rabbi explains.
He further emphasizes: "Nowadays when the king walks with a large entourage, guarding and closing traffic on sidewalks and roads, then his kingship is very evident. Nowadays the king is not allowed to sentence a private person to death, but he can declare war on a neighboring country and pardon many people. "This is an authority that will change the President of America. Therefore, this blessing must be greeted, and every effort must be made to go and see the caravan of the President of America in order to bless. Even if he fails to see it specifically, due to the people around the President."
In conclusion, the rabbi notes a few more points: "Do not greet when you see him on TV or computer, but only in practice, when you are at the place where he and his entourage pass. In addition, do not greet if you see the president's plane or the hotel where he is staying, but "Only if he sees the entourage on the ground. There is also no congratulation if there is any doubt that the president is not in this convoy, since there are convoys for other dignitaries who have arrived in the country, and the secret service also conducts idle convoys from time to time."
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