Comments on: Op-Ed: Can David Weprin Serve As An Orthodox-Jewish Representative?

By: ItsuptoHashm

ItsuptoHashm — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:15:37 +0000

The fact that he has the label of an “orthodox jew” means that to the world he may be a representation of orthodox judaism which is certainly not the case. He will never put religion first when it comes to complyying with whatever his party wants so let’s do him a favor by not voting him in so we spare him from making chilul Ha-shems Gd forbid.

By: AriInMD

AriInMD — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:09:52 +0000

Contrasting Lieberman and Weprin might make more sense if Lieberman hadn’t just endorsed Weprin.

By: Ferd

Ferd — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:22:55 +0000

#10 – Ok. Thanks David L.
Do you get paid to post these comments too?

By: akuperma

akuperma — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:58:06 +0000

#8- it is for the Gedolei Torah in our community to object to Jews supporting politicians, including but not limited to Shomer Shabbos ones, who support social positions that are clearly objectionable even for Bnei Noach (e.g. abortion, homosexuality). While rabbanim should not make partisan endorsements, they can refuse to accept money from tainted government sources. They can turn down the frequent grants that the politically liberal Jews who control local politics frequently give to our community (free medical care, school transportation, subsidized food and housing, community development grants, Pell grants for yeshivos, etc.). Indeed, if the frum community not only started turning down such money, and let it be known we won’t associate with the perverts with blood on their hands, it would be a radical event.

But our community is not a democracy. It is up for the Gedoleim to make the decision.

By: Midwooder

Midwooder — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:07:22 +0000

Clearly Mr. Hirsch is absolutely correct. Weprin represents party and politics first and then his religion. Weprin’s vote against his own orthodox Jewish values was a tremendous chilul Hashem. He should be voted down. I hope Turner wins!

By: flatbushabba

flatbushabba — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:25:58 +0000

Editor, you know better than that. If this person wants to voice his grievance to somebody, suggest they use email. YWN is not Facebook nor a public email site. You know better.

By: Joseph613

Joseph613 — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:37:53 +0000

An Open Letter to Ezra Friedalnder
BS’D
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Dear Ezra n’y,
It has been a while since we last spoke. Having learned that you’re actively and unabashedly supporting Weprin’s congressional campaign, I wasn’t quite sure how to express my heartfelt disappointment. The pain was overwhelming and doing or saying nothing wasn’t an option. First, I’d like to share with you how this disclosure of your political prostitution came about.
Your father, the rebbe shlita, helped me with his sought-after signature for a Torah Declaration that has been signed by many rabbonim which proclaims the universally accepted daas Torah that anyone afflicted with a same sex attraction can and should repent and seek proper therapy so that he/she can proceed with a meaningful and productive life.
Recently, I was asked to once again approach your father, the rebbe shlita, to ask of him to please sign a more recent declaration. Like the earlier mentioned declaration, this one is also signed by Harav Shmuel Kamenetzky shlita and other Torah leaders, and it clearly forbids anyone from voting for the pro-gay marriage candidate, David Weprin.
I chose not to contact your father a second time since I felt that he must be quite hurt by your backing of a perfect specimen of a living, breathing desecration of God’s name. Instead, I decided to voice my grievances to you directly in a candid manner rather than act behind your back. It is incumbent upon me and all who can to share with you their disapproval of your poor choice of political bedfellows openly so that you not fool yourself that there is any excuse for what you are doing. Be it earning a livelihood or any other consideration – you are aiding and abetting the enemies of Hashem and that cannot be easily forgiven.
During the years that I prayed alongside you at your father’s shul I greatly admired your brave and honorable disregard to the intimidation projected by the sinful ones who would brazenly speak during prayers and the reading of the Torah. Instead, you would protest, as the Halacha admonishes us to do, a holy job that no one else had the temerity to execute. Which was, in effect, to tell these mockers of Divine Authority to cease talking or else… What one can expect from a scion of the holy Liska dynasty.
It is precisely due to your consistent noble behavior in shul, that I was so deeply hurt by your outspoken support for a man who is responsible for besmirching the name of our holy Torah like few others ever have. The Yerushalmi,,Brachos 9:2, states clearly that homosexuality brings about earthquakes. That and many other vivid signs from Above ought to awaken you and other socialist Jews from your government-spending induced slumber, and tear you away from the endless feast on federal and state pork dollars that have caused your political views to become akin to those of the Hellenists during the Hashmoniac period. Consorting with the enemies of God is a grave transgression and our society’s spiraling into the abyss of immorality is due in great part to the politics of the heretic left.
You have been associated with spiritually inferior political elements before. In fact that may even be your well- deserved reputation. However, this particular case is different. We are at a crossroads in our holy nation’s long and painful history. By all accounts the diaspora is gasping for air and its demise is about to be proclaimed by the arrival of Moshaich, our redeemer. What will you respond, Ezra, when he asks you, “What have you done to stymie the tide of God’s name being publicly profaned, hmmm?”

Joseph Lieberman

By: Mottel1

Mottel1 — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:42:58 +0000

#6 makes the most sense of all the comments posted here. “To the Goyim he represents Jews”. That is the Chillul Hashem we want to avoid. We are not seeking to elect a “frum” candidate…but rather one will will represent us and our core values. Weprin believes party first and values later. That is why Weprin CANNOT represent us.

By: flatbushabba

flatbushabba — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:17:34 +0000

To Coffee Addict. It’s Flatbush Abba;). In reality he will represent the 9th CD which while it does have a Jewish population is not a Jewish Majority and for that matter isn’t even the highest concentration of Jews per district. People are more sophisticated. The world doesn’t begin and end with the Jewish population. There is also a real world in the 9th CD.

By: coffee addict

coffee addict — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:17:10 +0000

Flatbush bubby,

To you he represents the 9th district

To goyim he represents jews