Comments on: Los Angeles Hatzolah Makes Kiddush Hashem During Wild-Fires

By: Nisht Ahe Nisht Aher

Nisht Ahe Nisht Aher — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:10:27 +0000

Mi Kamcha Yisroel Ve goe

By: proudyid

proudyid — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:54:53 +0000

may Hashem grant all of these wonderful people who helped much bracha and hatzlacha.

By: brumfin

brumfin — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:51:43 +0000

Dear Reb Yochi – You should be gebenched and have only bracha v’hatzlacha!

By: yochi

yochi — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:32:47 +0000

Well I will man up and tell you sorry , that is not what I meant.
My point is only that the lubobs and hatzalah and all the others deservecredit for what they are doing.
There may be others like the tzadikil you told us about.

By: brumfin

brumfin — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:46:02 +0000

Bimcheelas kivoidcha – ich main oz doo nemts yah, asach aveck fun zei! I don’t understand why you are saying he is “more of a recipient” for turning his house into a shelter for the evacuees from Rancho Bernardo area, not just his congregants! And even if it were only his congregants I don’t see the nafka meena. You are correct, what this gaon and tzaddik shlit”a did wasn’t reported in the Times and USA Today, viode viode, it was purely lishem shamayim (not that others weren’t) and that’s exactly why I sent it in to the yeshiva world.

By: yochi

yochi — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:29:42 +0000

Ahem…
The part that I heard from an actual firefighter in the area, how is that?? As I wrote in my last comment, many thanx to the Rav, but I think that hatzolah and the others who are going out are making a tremendous kiddush Hashem.
As for those who are excepting guests and “help and concern” kudos to them as well (ich nem nisht avak fun zey) all I am talking about are the groups who are working hard while being recognized by the LA Times, USA Today, Countless TV stations…. It speaks for itself. Fact that the shul took in its congregates, would you have expected otherwise?? This is about being PROACTIVE!!!

By: brumfin

brumfin — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:14:35 +0000

Dear Yochi from comment #4. What part of “our house became a shelter for evacuees from…” sounds to you like a recipient? With all due respect do you have some kind of insecurities?

By: yochi

yochi — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:35:31 +0000

Its great to mention the tzadik, Rav Lederman, but with all due respect, he seems to have been much more of a recipient than anything else.

I have been watching the tremendous kiddush Hashem the Lubobs are pulling off over there by being (key word) “proactive” going out and helping thousand at the stadium, even the work that hatzolah is doing is being coordinated with the (15 chabads in the area, in it of itself a mind boggling number of Chabad houses, they obviously do much during the year as well). Hosting hundreds of fire fighters etc…

I am not lubob, but c’mon lets be honest with ourselves….

By: brumfin

brumfin — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:48:49 +0000

Mention should also be made of a Rav in San Diego, a true Tzaddik, Rav Baruch Lederman, shlit”a. He’s the Rav of Kehillas Torah (www.kehillastorah.org). He too played a major role in assisting the San Diego community. This past Friday his weekly newsletter (shulweek) began with the following:

Dear Readers, Allow me to thank all of the many many people from around the world that called and emailed us during the San Diego fires to express their concern for our well being and to offer help. Many of our congregants were evacuated, and at the time of this mailing, most have been allowed to reenter their homes. We spent much of our time and effort during the crisis, helping and comforting these families. Happily for us, our home and our shul were not in the evacuation zone although it was quite close. We could see the flames and smoke from our house. Nonetheless our location was safe and our house became a shelter for evacuees from the Rancho Bernardo area. We are happy to be alive and healthy and able to resume our normal lives. We were touched by the outpouring of help and concern from our fellow Jews around the world. Sincerely, Rabbi Baruch Lederman

By: a jew

a jew — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:08:12 +0000

me k’amcha?!!