Comments on: Out Of The Mailbag – Pidyon Shvuyim?

By: saba

saba — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:33:47 +0000

I am sorry that the writer of this letter is so out of touch with reality.
It is truly quite pathetic to sit on your computer in America and try to even understand in the slightest the intricacies of Israeli politics. I am sorry that you don’t care enough about Gilad Shalit to hold a tehillim rally, and even sadder that you are so hypocritical. Do you know that the Chevron Yeshiva, in which it is impossible to get a seat for the Yamim Noraim and plenty of bachurim are standing, kept a prominent seat empty with Gilad Shalit’s name on it so that noone will forget to beseech Hashem for his safe return? Or that in yeshivos across yerushalayim the Roshei Yeshiva (yes, those heartless chareidim)gave speeches reminding the boys to have Shalit in mind in their tefillos and in some yeshivos have tehillim gatherings for him on a regular basis?!?! Who do you daven for three times a day when you say “matir asurim”? You have no idea what kind of caring and loving herats and souls these chareidim have and you should go out there and meet some and get informed before you write brilliant letters like this that only highlight how little you think about the rest of klal yisrael and that’s why you’re pinning your lack of carng on other much more amazing people than you!

By: tzvi london

tzvi london — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:31:54 +0000

as a frum person i am disgusted at any yeshiva bochur or kollel yungerleit (who do not have to do the israeli army because quite rightly so we need the protection of their torah learning) who do not learn or daven for gilad because EIN SOIMCHIM AL HANEISS. so we need those brave israeli soldiers who risk their lives on a daily basis to guard the borders of the holy land so that the torah leit can sit comefortably in the air conditioned botei medrash to without fear. so of course we need the torah learning to protect us but at the same time have hakoras hatov to the soldiers.

By: the lady next door

the lady next door — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:00:35 +0000

#13 I hate to disallusion you but in the palestinaina refugee camps there are no tents, they actually live in beautiful homes…….

By: Yonni

Yonni — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:59:05 +0000

# 10 – to call Jewish Doctors Mengele is an absolute disgrace. I know several guys who work there are they are excellent caring Doctors who dedicate their lives to helping people for a lousy salary. They also have a Yirat Shamayim. Hashem is the only true Rofeh and the Doctors are his agents.
Regarding your comment in post # 14 – what about the concept of arvus. As Frum Jews surely Chareidim have the responsibility to daven for all of Am Yisrael. Some argue that Charedim should be exempt from the army as they are learning on behalf of all Am Yisrael and this zechus will protect us. This is indeed a valid argument but according to you the rest of Am Yisrael does not bother you. B”H the Gedolei Yisrael have more Achavas Yisrael than you.
I am surprised however that when it comes to non –chardei issues the Askanim are surprisingly silent. Where were they when Jews were thrown out of their houses at Gush Katif, where are they when it comes to Gilad Schalit .At this time of year especially we shown try and tune ourselves in to the pain and suffering of each and every Jew and do all we can to help even though he is not from our camp.
Let’s try and learn from the Gedole Yisrael. Maran harav Eliyashiv recently met with Noam Schalit in order to hear the father’s suffering and give him Chizuk. If Maran can find the time can we not find a few seconds each day to daven for him or do you want to say his not Charedei so he does not my deserve my tifilos. Bar26 – get out the bar and wake up !

By: barlev

barlev — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:27:13 +0000

BAR26

i agree with you 100%

By: A Yid 24

A Yid 24 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:39:22 +0000

#10. Quite accurate, but it must emphasized that this child has been ill since shortly after his birth and his malnourishment is a result of the extensive treatments he has received. There is also some rumors that they became aware that the child was misdiagnosed and the mother started carrying on so……The doctors have to protect themselves.

By: just me

just me — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:10:18 +0000

#10, by calling the doctors in Haddassa “Mengale”, you lessen what Mengale did.

By: shalomk

shalomk — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:03:51 +0000

Amen to Bar26 #10 – you have hit it on the button!
These doctors are mostly a bunch of incompetents. I have been in Hadassa Ein Kerem TWICE, and each time stupid incompetent doctors have completely misdiagnosed me! They look down on American doctors who have more knowledge in their pinkies than these blokes would ever have. And they make fun of their patients who could never know more than them! Tov Sheborofim Legihinom is written specifically for the egotistical doctors. And yes, my wife has been saying tehikkim with the famous Yerushalayim tehillim group for close to a year! (And they also said for Gilad Shalit and Yonasan Pollard!)
B”H Hashem gave the the idea to take a private doctor, and fully handled me. But, those who cannot afford it ARE stuck with these Jew killers!
So Bar26 – you ar eabsolutely correct but people who do not live here cannot believe it. Doctors in another country making these errors would at least lose their licenses – or be put in jail for manslaughter. And yes, they have indeed killed people because of their lack of knowledge and incompetence!

By: stan the man

stan the man — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:17:57 +0000

BTW keep in mind when our Gadol Hador, Rav Elyashuv needs medical care to Hadassah he goes.

By: Flatbush Bubby

Flatbush Bubby — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:47:58 +0000

Why stop with Gilad Shalit? What about Jonathan Pollard? Or Shalom Mordechai Rubashkin? I am not advocating civil unrest or disobedience, but tehillim rallies? Something?!