Comments on: MK Gafne Lashes Out Against Supreme Court Justice Rubinstein

By: ahirsch

ahirsch — Wed, 28 May 2014 10:25:01 +0000

#7 Universities have standards which are kept under the Committee of Higher Education. Not every college gets funded, and private colleges don’t get funding. If there were to be similar committees for yeshivot, that would be another thing. But universities still deserve more funding than yeshivot for the simple fact that laboratories cost more than books.

And Torah learners shouldn’t get paid for learning. That’s what Jews are made for. Unless you are studying for a purpose (Rabbanut, Dayanut, Shechita, STa”M, etc) or unless your learning actually gives back to society, the public doesn’t need to support your learning. Community Kollelim in the US and Garinim Torani’im in Israel are supported, because their entire purpose is to increase the Torah learning among the society, not to just block everyone out. Other than that, there should be a small number of full time talmidei Chachamim that learn all day and PUBLISH on a regular basis, similar to university professors doing research. If they don’t publish chiddushim on a regular basis (like sefer Tchumin from Machon Tzomet), society doesn’t benefit.

By: Yoseph Schreiber

Yoseph Schreiber — Wed, 28 May 2014 06:55:03 +0000

Elyakim Rubinstein was the prosecutor in the Avishai Raviv case, who covered up Shebak involvement in the Rabin murder.

By: vashti_schwartz

vashti_schwartz — Tue, 27 May 2014 21:26:22 +0000

7, good question, that’s why the court ruled that Torah learners shouldn’t get extra payments that nobody else is getting.

By: jerusalem mom

jerusalem mom — Tue, 27 May 2014 20:34:44 +0000

WHAT A SHANDAH for a “jewish” state not to help Torah learners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when will yeshivas be subsidized equally with universities?

By: charliehall

charliehall — Tue, 27 May 2014 20:33:22 +0000

“It’s likely that a much smaller percentage of university students are married with families to feed.”

All the more reason to go for parity — it will cost less.

“fellow unobservant anti semitic self hating jews”

Justice Rubinstein is religious and observant.

By: VosIzDos

VosIzDos — Tue, 27 May 2014 20:31:40 +0000

To #3: It´s “nice” to read about your love for fellow Yidden. To me it seems that you show that frumkeit is no guaranty against hatred.

By: lbj

lbj — Tue, 27 May 2014 20:25:02 +0000

the DL’s have an answer for everything but the rishus you cant ignore.

moe israel..

amen kein yehi rotzon

By: moeisrael

moeisrael — Tue, 27 May 2014 18:33:54 +0000

It won’t work charlie brown these judicial mobsters will never rule in a manner that will go against these hedonistic university creatures,however one thing you should know:The worst of Golus has always been under fellow unobservant anti semitic self hating jews. There is no anti-semitic goyim including the ones in Europe including the ones that the Prime minister feels compeled to make public statements about that would dare stoop to such a low level publically assault an entire segment of the population in the name of the rule of law; indeed these people are much much worse than the worst goyim; may they all meet thier bitter end speedily in our times………………………….

By: Rebbe Yid

Rebbe Yid — Tue, 27 May 2014 18:12:57 +0000

1: It’s likely that a much smaller percentage of university students are married with families to feed.

By: charliehall

charliehall — Tue, 27 May 2014 17:55:17 +0000

Why has there been no concern expressed for university students who are in the same situation?

This ruling might actually be good for the yeshivot, as its justification was that there should be equal treatment for yeshiva students and university students. In fact, Israel’s yeshivot are quite underfunded compared to universities and rather than attacking the Supreme Court, it might be worthwhile to pursue fiscal equality!