Comments on: Op-Ed: An Open Letter to Rav Aharon Teitelbaum, Satmar Rebbe, Shlita

By: libi bmarav

libi bmarav — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 09:13:22 +0000

let us accept the rebbes comment as serious — therefore i will continue on his track of thought “” let us look at this deeper”" said the rebbe– “” are there no other yeshivis eretz hakodesh?? that the parents sent there in should a dangerous area ??”" ok lets look deeper– where in eretz kakodesh should we send — in meah shearim where bus loads of men women and yeshiva bochurim were killed ?? or in merkav harav itself where terroists enterd and just shot away at everyone in sight .. my conclusion is it is pure demogogary — if u look deeper as he says — we are fighting for our very existence not only in eretz yisrael but in belgium – france – norway -ukraine and yes in monsy monroe as well — shallow words said to i beleive a more sophisticated and understanding public

By: Yanky55

Yanky55 — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 12:15:59 +0000

#23- I have been taking him to task from day 1. He could care less what others write about him. He seems to live and breathe for articles about Israel so that he can spew the hatred you have described. This is proven by the fact that he is almost always the first to comment. It’s ironic that he always criticizes the people who are not shomer Torah u’mitzvos, yet he sits in front of a computer all day waiting for an opportunity to strike. He has never answered my question about when HE learns any Torah.

By: rabbiofberlin

rabbiofberlin — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 02:20:31 +0000

“afra lepumeih”.

By: chachamhagadol

chachamhagadol — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 01:58:12 +0000

This day has long been coming. A day where the average Jew, moderate and tollerant, non-beligerent and respectful of other opinions has had enough. We recognize that there are all types of opiniions and that Satmar doesn’t agree with many of us. What we will not accept is pouring salt on opened wounds. I don’t expect this from regulars, certainly not from leaders. It’s time to get the word out to them that we had enough. Show a little respect and basic human decency.. It’s really not too much to ask.

By: uzbek

uzbek — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 01:45:44 +0000

I dont know why no one takes akuperma to task. He continually writes in English, as if he has some type of logical opinion, but in reality he is just spewing the neturei karta hatred. He mentions the 3 bochurim that were murdered al kidush hashem, and refers to them as “collateral damage”! Does anyone understand what he is trying to imply? He is saying that the jews are at fault for their murder! There should be an outrage by all the readers and ywn should suspend his membership. This guy thinks no differently than lehavdil tibi yimach shemoi! He doesn’t have a bad word to say about the arab murderers yimach shemom, because he’s too consumed with his hatred of other jews. This is also the problem with many in satmar, in order to defend their “shitoh” they distort the facts to fit in with their “shito” , because otherwise, what they say will make no sense. Its about time that satmar realize that their beliefs dont fit with the facts. They live in some delusion, that the arabs are really decent people and are only provoked by zionist aggression. I dont believe that the intelligent satmarers think so, but they have to pretend to in order to toe the party line. I am not a zionist myself, and not a defender of zionism by any stretch of the imagination. When tzahal goes to war it has nothing to do with zionism and nothing to do with aggression. On the contrary, they are not aggressive enough. It has all to do with defending jewish lives, including the lives of the satmarers and neturei karta who live in yerusholayim and benei brak. And the arab murderers view us all with the same hatered including satmar.
So lets call a spade a spade and not allow some idiots to defile the honor of the 3 kedoishim.
We should merit the coming of moshiach immediately, where there will be no more wars, as the world will be full of peace and gdliness.

By: Joseph613

Joseph613 — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 01:39:56 +0000

The rebbe’s statement has upset many since the veracity of his words are so painful. The West Bank makes Harlem seem like Disneyworld in that the Arabs are hungry for Jewish blood. Unlike the Neturei Karta the rebbe clearly points out the fact that the Arab terrorists are extremely savage in nature and we have no right to live in the occupied territories. The truth will still be exposed for all…Moshiach will not arrive until the State is no more and the Jews live under gentile authority as they have since the destruction of the Temple. The Talmud Sanhedrin clearly states that Ben Dovid will not arrive until Jews wield no more power in this world. I found the author of the above editorial to be exceptionally pompous and disrespectful. Rabbeinu Yoel ztl knew all your sources by the time he was bar mitzvah and his words will guide us until the very end of this very painful diaspora.

By: wosvetsien

wosvetsien — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 00:37:38 +0000

Besalel, you are wrong saying satmar hates you, they just view all zionist and agudist jews as victims of a big zionist braiwash wich started over hundred years ago. Did u read perfidy? Jewish oppsition to zionism?
Before you read that, you cannot even start to anderstand why are the satmars are so against the state of israel. But one thing is clear and known worlwide. they are the biggest
Goimley chassodim to any jews no matter his colour or style or even non religious!
Please read those book you will thank me forewer!!!
(The first is from a nonreligous jew called ben hecht, the second from a professor in quebec)

By: WIY

WIY — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 00:01:42 +0000

Popa
Is every Rebbe a Gadol because his father was one and he dies? Just wondering how this works….

By: Gold

Gold — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:55:53 +0000

I think Hashem made the Rebbe say what he did and have it go “viral” as a test to the rest of us. Let us stop the comments now back and forth as nothing productive will result from them. Instead let us each go out in our daily lives and show tolerance and respect to those who look or act different than us. It will have a ripple effect throughout Klal Yisrael – and those who join in this effort to promote achdus will certainly be beloved by Hashem, the Hashem who created ALL of us b’tzelem Elokim. Let’s be part of the solution not the problem!

By: Rainus

Rainus — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:38:50 +0000

The Rebbe was not talking to the families of the three boys. Therefore, the Gemora does not apply to this case. He was talking to his Chassidim. He is allowed to preach against what he feels is an improper approach to Torah.