Comments on: Op-Ed: Mine Teire Kiind

By: responder88

responder88 — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:26:00 +0000

Rav Eisenman is an indivdual and Rav that speaks emes with words that one can comprehend and understand the message the Rav is saying. I have heard him speak and he is speaks as it is. Rav Eisemnman can take a tradegy such as we have all been touched by and give beautiful words of chizuk.

The words he states “Mine teire kiind (my dear child) you are lost, let me help you get home,” are the emes. We really need to ask how often do we help another yid wether child or an adult? I can honestly say as a first responder I do my effort when out of uniform to help those in need and I do B”H see it from other yidden sad though far and few in between.

So please all as Shabbos does come in give thought to our actions that we display to other Yidden and even non-yidden and let’s work on our middos myself included to improve and be more wary of our children I mean not just our own but our extended children and be there for them.

May we all be zocheh to have a nechamah and that with the Kletsky family be zocheh to share in only simchas and have our final Geulah up to Yerushalayim and our Holy Bais HaMikdash AMEN

By: cherniakb

cherniakb — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:00:33 +0000

Rabbi Eisenman – Your words are from the heart and are the only words I have seen so far in reaction to this unthinkable tragedy that hit home. We just lost a dear friend who also was lost and crying for help; very few people (bless those who did!) were willing to approach him because of his past and his unusual manner. He also was a pure neshama wrapped up in a body full of pain; in the end, he took his own life. We have two choices: 1) continue on as before, as you put it, being wrapped up in our own lives (this includes the lives of our children, family, and immediate friends) and turning a cold eye to anyone outside this circle, certainly those who seem different, or 2) opening our hearts to others. We must approach the world with a spirit of generosity or, I fear, continue to suffer ever worse reminders, may G-d preseve us from such a fate. – Betty Cherniak

By: jewish unity

jewish unity — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:57:44 +0000

As usual, an incredible piece by Rabbi Eisenman; he never fails to impress me.

By: Yosey

Yosey — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:29:18 +0000

Good article

Many years ago I was in BP for Shabbos,My son & I went to Shul and said “Good Shabbos” to everyone, ONE elterer yid (Shtreimel, Bekeshe Nice Curled payos and long white beard, real Hadras ponim) Smiled and said “Good Shabbos”. NO ONE ELSE DID! After Shabbos I met a couple of friends and the first thing we discussed was “How many people answered when you (meaning me) said ‘Good Shabbos’? (This was a topic that bothered them also)”

In a place where Yidden do not say “Good Shabbos” to each other no ones asked “Mine teire kiind (my dear child) you are lost, let me help you get home.”!

I agree with the writer, we take the Brocha of living in frum neighborhoods for granted, so much so that we do not achknowledge our “brothers and sisters” with a greeting, nor do we see if something is bothering them to ask “what can I do for you” I think because people are afraid they will be told what the person needs.

We need to correct with little things! Say Hello to everyone you see! After all the Mishna says greet everyone you meet, even a goy! (And when the Mishna says Greet it means YOU be the first one to do the greeting. Responding is so simple the Mishna does not address it. But the Gemorrah in Brochos (6) does. It says if someone greets you and you do not reply it is tanamount to stealing!

By: Droid

Droid — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:03:31 +0000

fedex #6: That point can be made, but it has nothing to do with this tragedy.

bsimcha #7: That was when he was waiting for him to come out of the dentist.

By: Wife Mommy

Wife Mommy — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:46:15 +0000

I’m glad someone finally addressed this problem. I live in Brooklyn now, but grew up out of town. One thing that always bothered me in Brooklyn was the chaos. People are always too busy with their own lives to look around them. When I was a teenager visiting Boro Park for the first time without my parents, I was with a friend. We helped 2 small children cross the street when we noticed them standing at the corner for a long time. They were allowed to walk alone, but needed help crossing the street. We didn’t stop there, though. We walked them home. How do you think their mother responded? Did she thank us? No. Did she seem frightened that 2 strangers were with her children? No. We could have taken them and no one would have noticed. I have never forgotten that story and it was many years ago.

By: bsimcha tamid

bsimcha tamid — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:57:25 +0000

Droid. looks like you didn’t watch the clip were you see that the last 15 minuts he looks very lost and even while wating for this rasha 7 minuts he also looks very lost.

By: fedex11204

fedex11204 — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:47:54 +0000

#5 You are not getting the point he is talking about in general ..we have become way too self centered and way too absorbed in this new technology that if there was a lost boy or girl in our face staring right at us we would be totally clueless since we would be on the phone or texting or just simply some other way in our own world

By: Droid

Droid — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:30:28 +0000

Leiby walked with purpose and did not look “lost”, when he was walking from day camp. So I don’t know where this author is coming from, other than trying to bring his own pre-determined conclusions.

By: wanderingchana

wanderingchana — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:27:28 +0000

YES – we must watch out for our lost children – especially the ones we brought into the world ourselves!!

We must say NEVER AGAIN – if we neglect our children we our contributing to our demise as a frum community as well!! The abused become the abusers! We must not allow this pain to continue!