Comments on: Satmar Rebbe Of Kiryas Yoel Speaks Out Against Chareidi Weeklies

By: somejew

somejew — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:24:40 +0000

The Satmar Rebbe, who is so respected for his “ahavat Yisrael” regularly attacks Zionist Jews as “wicked” and “heretics.” He will be held to account for his duplicity.

By: proud orthodox jew

proud orthodox jew — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:18:12 +0000

@Nahapochu Are you serious? You bring a verse which states the opposite of what you are trying to say! That verse tells us that one who loves Hashem should hate wrong doing, ANY AND ALL wrong. They shouldn’t be accepting of any wrong, but rather HATE it.

By: Emeslyaakov

Emeslyaakov — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:12:16 +0000

Try searching the legal database at scholar dot google dot com for this rebbe’s name.
Do “gadolim” litigate against other Jews in non-Jewish courts?

Who is this so-called Rebbe to attack the valiant Jews who with great mesiras nefesh have settled Eretz Yisrael?

“Our master Maharam Chagiz, discusses the great punishment that awaits those who slander the inhabitants of Eretz Yisrael: … Anyone who spreads an evil report about the Land will be stricken and will receive the punishment of the spies. This is the meaning of ‘And all who provoke Me shall not see it’ which refers to the future.”

Eim HaBanim Semeichah, p.27 in English Kol Mevaser edition. (Complete sefer is available on the Internet)

By: Klal Yisroel

Klal Yisroel — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:11:29 +0000

How could the Satmar Rebbe speak out now so openly against his own Father – In – Law the Vishnizer Rebbe Shlita – the head of the “Zionist” Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah of Agudas Israel – and calling him (and other Gedolim) such derogatory names??!!

By: Git Meshige

Git Meshige — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:48:00 +0000

I assume Der Yid is full of love for all their fellow Jews with no hint of hatred to different sects of Klal Yisrael. I hate this matra of “its either my way or the highway”. That extremism does nothing to bring fellow Jews closer to yiddishkeit.

By: gabs911

gabs911 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:41:48 +0000

Ironic, since I find that satmar is more and more distancing themselves from the hashkafa of the majority of the hareidi world…

In any case let him speak to his crowd, but anyone should refrain bashing other derachim… or claim that “ours” is the only acceptable and pure derech.

By: zionflag

zionflag — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:12:09 +0000

“Most of the Jews in Israel are not observing Torah and mitzvos ( and the Land of Israel records their offenses”).

Once again, News according to SATMAR;
The majority of Jews in Israel, which equals more than 50% observe Shabbos, Kashrus, Chagim, Fast on Yom Kippur, are Tzedakah givers, fulfill Kibud Av vAm, Daven, etc. than even 10% OF THE JEWS OF AMERICA.

By: laytzonay hador omrim

laytzonay hador omrim — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:43:51 +0000

Exactly which chareidi weeklies is he referring to when he says “those with “hashkafa of the Zionists, a hashkafa of kefira”?? The Hamodia? The Yated? The mishpocho? If the hashkofos of these weeklies were full of “zionist kefira” they would have been rejected by the yeshivish community the same way the jewish press has been utterly rejected. If its because these weeklies don’t adhere to the “satmar” hashkofos, well that’s a totally different story. Obviously we know that satmar has a different outlook on Israel than most other chareidim. The fact that they don’t go to the kosel doesn’t make us zionist kofrim when we go to pour out our hearts to H-shem. His words as reported need clarification.

By: The Chassidishe Gatesheader

The Chassidishe Gatesheader — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:25:44 +0000

I most certainly agree with what he says about the modern ‘chareidi’ media. However, I do use it all (though for ‘real’ news I only rely on serious media such as Haaretz) – keeping in mind that many things you read in each and every media outlet have some spin on them. Each news item has two sides to it (except for those about the weather!).

One needs to use his own brains to be able to read an article and determine how much of it is likely true and how much should be taken with a grain of salt. Unfortunately not all chareidim are capable of this… Especially Israeli chareidim. For whatever reason, if something is written in ‘their’ paper – be it HaModia or the Yated – it is TRUE.

By: chareidirbs

chareidirbs — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:19:48 +0000

With all due respect, many many Jews in EY are observing Torah.. just not to the level the Rebbe would like. Even those that seemingly don’t observe shabbos, do observe to some extent. It seems that Satmar only focuses on what seemingly goes wrong in the state to go along with their religion of anti-zionism.There is so much Torah going on in EY.. so many people coming back to a true Torah life and the like.

The creation of the State did not lead to any more spilling of blood than the holocaust. The state has many problems but the spilling of the blood is not as bad as generations before. In every generation the non Jews come up against us and even if the State of Israel had never existed.. blood would have been spilled.