Comments on: The Inside Story of the Rabbanut’s Reversal on Avi Weiss

By: PuttingItOutThere

PuttingItOutThere — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:31:01 +0000

#5 walton157, just to clarify, as a student of Yeshiva University, I know for a fact that Avi Weiss absolutely does not teach at YU. In fact, the Rabbonim such as Rav Schachter, Rav Willig, Rav Sobolofsky, (the list goes on and on) are vehemently opposed to Avi Weiss and Chovivei Hatorah and view as an incredibly destructive element to Orthodoxy. While there is a liberal student element in YU (there are many many people in YU including more liberal students as well as hundreds of Bnei Torah, etc.) many many are opposed to Avi Weiss and his policies. In fact, this is a brilliant article criticizing Chovivei, that was written in response to a pro “open-Orthodox” article published in the liberal student newspaper (the newspaper is not an indication of the voice of YU, it’s just made up of the guys who are interested in putting the time to participate) http://www.yucommentator.org/2013/12/open-orthodoxy-a-response-to-rabbi-shmuly-yanklowitz/

By: Eliyahu10

Eliyahu10 — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:36:09 +0000

Avi Weiss bringing his wife into a hug with an unrelated man:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/woman-choked-yankees-game-reunited-angel-iraq-vet-john-stone-saved-life-article-1.168704

By: luckshun kugel

luckshun kugel — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 07:10:34 +0000

Eliyahu10 says:

sounds to me like real lushon harah and should be removed. can you bring a witness? are the girls going to testify? who are you that we rely on a unsubstantiated person who may just be a liar?

Yes, they did protest against Shlomo Carlebach, I remember well.

But this comment of Eliyahu10 should be removed. it is halachaly a avaira for YWN to print unless you have another two people who were there saying it is true.

By: Yagel Libi

Yagel Libi — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 05:42:25 +0000

#7 – There are a great many things that are assur in the Shulchan Aruch: lashon hara, rechilut, lying, coveting, etc. etc. etc. – is it your contention that a rabbi who has ever transgressed any part of the Shulchan Aruch may not attest to a persons Jewish status? Good luck with that.

Moreover, your reading of the Shulchan Aruch as paskening that it is assur to kiss ones child in public is far from obvious, vd”l.

By: Bogen

Bogen — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 03:58:01 +0000

walton157 #5, you little reshanta. Go back to your Open Reformodox feminist house of prayer.

By: zionflag

zionflag — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 02:03:27 +0000

Wouldn’t trust AMI for a weather forecast therefore…..

By: takahmamash

takahmamash — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:34:04 +0000

Perhaps Eliyahu10 should mind his own business.

By: shimen

shimen — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:33:35 +0000

Even your daughters ur not allowed to kiss in public Even huazer 21, brochos 42, etc

By: ShHaNa

ShHaNa — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:17:56 +0000

Seriouly Elyahu… 14 years ago you saw a man who someone else said was Rabbi Avi Weiss kiss some girls who may or may not have been his daughters. I have no opinion one way or another regarding his suitability but your statement is not something you should be posting regarding a Rabbi who some people may hold in high regard.

My assumption is the bet din of the Chief Rabbinate would not want to hear something that so clearly is just plain loshan hara.

By: walton157

walton157 — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:14:38 +0000

@Eliyahu10: Shlomo Carlebach kissed girls that were not his daughters. How come nobody ever mentioned/complained about this? Double standard.

Rabbi Weiss is NOT a reformist. If he were, he wouldn’t be teaching at Yeshiva University. Maybe he knows more about halacha than you do. Where does it say anywhere in the Torah or Halacha that women CAN’T be rabbis? Please show me the source.