Comments on: Lakewood Bikur Cholim Makes Tremendous Kiddush Hashem

By: Proud KAJ-WH TIDE Guy

Proud KAJ-WH TIDE Guy — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:23:57 +0000

Chessed is not done for publicity. If we don’t steal or we stop at red lights,we should throw a party.??Let the goyish paper mention that it was a private Jewish organization that did this act,then we could be proud. But let’s not ‘show-off’ like children.

By: Ash

Ash — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:56:02 +0000

#8/ObservantJew: I’m sorry, chessed isn’t a mitzvah. Chesed doesn’t apply to gentiles? What warped chinuch did you get?

By: jent1150

jent1150 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:03:57 +0000

to #9 jersey yid..yashor kochacem for compliment..but i meant also for all who jump up & down “kiddush hasem” and can feel from tone of wrting like they want to proove themselve in eyes of shmutz, immoral, papers,reporters etc.etc

By: Jersey Yid

Jersey Yid — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:14:58 +0000

Jent1150, you are right on the mark! I guess the author thinks no one believes in doing the right thing anymore unless its for a Kiddush Hashem. The Mitvah before kiddush Hashem in the enumeration of the Rambam is vehalachta bidrachav, which the Talmud explains as meaning that we have to emulate Hashem, just as he is kind and merciful so should we be so. Shame is that these Bikur guys are awesome doing wonderful mitvos, lets pat them on the back for that, which is the “ikar”.

By: Observant Jew

Observant Jew — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:26:06 +0000

Well, not to be a party pooper, but what is the Kiddush HaShem? According to the Rambam, a Kiddush HaShem means showing that you keep the mitzvos. Now here, they were an organization showing that they are part of the community, but I don’t recall a mitzva to be nice to gentiles (unless they’re Egyptian) and while it’s not a problem of Lo Sichanem because they were getting some benefit from the good PR, I’m wondering why this is considered a Kiddush HaShem.

By: lkwdfellow

lkwdfellow — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:32:58 +0000

The APP is no friend of ours. In this story, even they were forced to see a huge Kiddush Hashem.

We all know the wonderful work of Bikur Cholim. HKB”H should give them koyach to continue their Avodas Hakodesh!

By: Blue Pinky

Blue Pinky — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:59:34 +0000

Would’ve loved to see the paper mention that it is a Jewish (orthodox) organization…

Not gonna happen. That would be complimentary to the Orthodox Community. This is the APP after all…

By: Who said what

Who said what — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:47:08 +0000

sweeeeet

By: steppingfilter

steppingfilter — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:08:40 +0000

yay!

By: jent1150

jent1150 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:33:05 +0000

to whoever…why all this excitment over “kiddish hasem”, “did they mention in paper” .do you have a complex of being a shomrei torah u’mitzvos that you have to proove yourself for the “imos holem”?
The kiddush hashem is “memeileh’ but do you jump up and down like immature child? Do you do things for ‘riboni shelolom’ or them?