Comments on: Rav Ovadia: Rav Metzger Must Run for a Second Term as Chief Rabbi

By: WIY

WIY — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:59:12 +0000

“When I attend a minyan, we don’t ask the 12 men”
You sure you dont mean a court room?

By: jewishflorida

jewishflorida — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:20:51 +0000

#3 I will add to what barchderrin stated. Some people here really disgust me. Rav Ovadia is a great Rav regardless what siddur he uses to daven. When I attend a minyan, we don’t ask the 12 men there is some of them are ashkenazing or sephardim. Nor does anyone inquire which “parade” they participated in on Sunday.

By: baruchderrin

baruchderrin — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:05:36 +0000

#3 i would venture to say that referring to Rav Ovadia Yosef as stam a “sephardeshe rav” would be a very big understatement – he is mora d’asra of e.y. and the gadol hador.. despite his being sephardi i believe he is qualified to chime in on any and all issues affecting the jewish people and israel.

By: RabbiYoni

RabbiYoni — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 05:25:11 +0000

Most Ashkenazi Chief Rabbis do not have Yadin Yadin. That is the reason the Rishon LeTzion traditionally becomes the Av of the Batei Din.

By: Gadolhadorah

Gadolhadorah — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 02:41:37 +0000

Rabbi Yosef is quoted as adding “I will decree that he must run for a second term,”

How can a sephardeshe rav “decree” that Rav Rav Metzger, shlita, MUST seek reappointment as the chief ashkenazi rav of EY. Isn’t this a decision for the Ashkenaz Tzibur and not the business of Shas or rav yosef.

By: charliehall

charliehall — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:13:52 +0000

Has Rav Metzger earned the yadin yadin semichah that is supposed to be a requirement to be Chief Rabbi?

By: ujm

ujm — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 21:52:58 +0000

Both Chief Rabbis will be Chareidim.

That is my strong prediction.