Comments on: Bloodbath Suspect Maksim Gelman Indicted In Manhattan

By: expert

expert — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:14:35 +0000

#14
Please see #10
As far as “rabbunim and rebbitzens who put their time and energy into teaching our children Torah”, I have said nothing bad about them. I was talking about the establishment that infected some of our schools, using our institutions not for the goal of teaching Torah to every yid, but for the self-aggrandizement purposes. The test is simple: ask your school administrator what is his primary concern – is it teaching yiden Toah, or is it the prosperity of his institution. The nafka mina would be: kicking out a kid(that doesn’t have bad influence on others) to give the impression that the school is more “exclusive” / to make room for a rich kid.

By: mw13

mw13 — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 02:49:15 +0000

expert, I cannot for the life of me understand you. You say we should be dan li’kaf zchus a murderer who we do not even know is jewish, and then you blame this on the people who run the yeshivos (who are most definitely jewish, by the way) without any proof whatsoever?! Do you hear what you’re saying?! What happened to being dan li’kaf zchus the rabbunim and rebbitzens who put their time and energy into teaching our children Torah?! Do they not deserve more respect than a crazy murderer?!?!

By: expert

expert — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:11:21 +0000

to # 12

Please see #10

I’m not defending Gelman in post # 7, I am accusing the corrupt establishment that runs some of our schools.

Every Isroel has a Cheilek l’Olam Habo BY DEFAULT, while a goy has to work really hard just to be invited to our party. As horrible as murder is, it is not one of the aveiros that strips away Olam Habo from Isroel.

By: danielb43

danielb43 — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:53:14 +0000

#9,

I have not seen any reliable confirmation that he is a Yid.

#7,

That’s a reasonable defense for his being Mechallel Shabbos and eating Trief. It is no defense for being a violent serial killer.

#8,

Chasidei Umos Haolam have a Cheilek in Olam Habah.

By: expert

expert — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:33:13 +0000

to #6
Chazal illustrates that point by the story of Shaul sparing Agag(goy) – being merciful to the cruel(goyim). Shaul destroying the Kohanim of Nov(yiden) – being cruel to the merciful(yiden). Dovid spared Shimi ben Geira(yid) that produced Mordechai; Agag(goy) produced Haman. Every yid is merciful by definition, even if he does not know it, even if covered by the dirt of secular culture. I am only trying to be merciful to the merciful.

By: expert

expert — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:37:38 +0000

#9
You are right, we don’t know if his mother is Jewish. His last name is Jewish though, his facial features are more Jewish too(I can usually tell a Russian goy from a yid). He definitely has at least a Jewish biological(if mom isn’t a Jew) father.
All of my don lchaf zchus of him is al menas that he is a yid – A DIAMOND COVERED BY SEWAGE IS STILL A DIAMOND. If he is not a yid according to halacha, my previous statements do not apply.

By: mdd

mdd — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:18:39 +0000

1)Who said he is a Yid?
2) Expert(myfriend) don’t get excited.

By: expert

expert — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:13:12 +0000

Poshei Isroel are infinitely better than neviey umos hooilom.

By: expert

expert — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:10:43 +0000

#5 – What about the reshoim that run some schools, and don’t think twice what would happen to a Jewish kid they kick out/don’t accept?

By: Walkthewalk

Walkthewalk — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:31:17 +0000

#4 Thanks for demonstrating the Rambam’s great saying by being merciful to the cruel, after being cruel to the mercy-deserving-victim of the recent Jerusalem stabbing. Somehow you’ve managed to pervert Jewish values while presenting a strong Jewish identity.