Comments on: Severe Violations of Halacha

By: About Time

About Time — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:10:51 +0000

One who gives his life in defense of jewish people is considered a worthy for ‘Korban.’ That is for those who have the correct intentions. For the rest, their sad misguided potential, as R` Berel Soloveitchik put it, was/is `pigul`

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Yair Hoffman grew up in Toronto and presently resides in Far rockaway

By: rabbishorr

rabbishorr — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:48:52 +0000

While I cannot speak to the detailed politic of religious associations and the government programs from my chair in America: I can say that ahavas chinam will bring moshiach and is the fastest way to Tzidkus?

While Hashem is the source of all, the instrument of defense is the IDF and Torah study and Mitzvoth. That means this soldier is one of many protecting us all with his life! He has the mitzvah of living in Eretz. The “protesters” described (taken as reported) would be better upholding the Torah side of the situation and be too busy learning or conducting acts of kindness then to have even been there.

By: Yehuda Shomron

Yehuda Shomron — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 05:24:03 +0000

I live in all Charedi community. We have soldiers pass through in uniform now and again, pray in the shul, in uniform, and no one bother’s – and some of the soldiers are Charedi themselves. I think painting a single picture of a certain Jewish group as definitive of the entire group is something the Chofetz Chaim spoke against and now I understand why.

By: yehudayona

yehudayona — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:25:47 +0000

Silentmoishe, I’m surprised at your claim that Rav Moshe was asked about copepods. To the best of my knowledge, the presence of copepods in NYC water was discovered by the frum world only a few years ago, long after Rav Moshe’s passing. Could you provide evidence to back your claim?

By: Climbing

Climbing — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 22:43:00 +0000

Rabbi Hoffamn I’m not sure where eating bugs and covering hair comes into this article, but thank you for the rest of the article.

By: Aharon Tuvia

Aharon Tuvia — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 22:32:01 +0000

From some of the comments, it’s obvious to me that the problem isn’t just in Mea Shearim!

By: 147

147 — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 22:10:46 +0000

All these rioters were also in Torah violation of “Lo Sisgodadu” by not observing Yom ha’Atazmaut and failing to be Makir Tov for all the Chessed the Medina is doing by welcoming all Jews into Israel with open arms.

By: silentmoishe

silentmoishe — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 21:59:32 +0000

I don’t understand why Rabbi Hoffman only goes back to the 1980′s to say that people weren’t careful about bugs. The problem can be said to go all way back to the time of Moshe Rabbeinu.
The people didn’t have micron filters, special dishwashing liquids, 30x magnifying glasses, etc. etc. Based on today’s political correct standards, for the past 3,000 years people were constantly transgressing thousands of d’oraisos. So why only go back to the 1980′s? Lets do this right!

PS: R’ Moshe Feinstein was asked years ago about the copepods in the water question and he said that there no issur here and no reason to be machmir.

By: thinkingjew

thinkingjew — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 21:39:48 +0000

to #14
The army did not actually declare war on the Hareidim. Lapid, an anti-military leftist declared war on the hareidim. The army tried to resist the orders to draft the Bochurim and claimed that the budget cuts that Lapid imposed on them prevented them from drafting Hareidim. But as a democracy, the military must follow the orders of the elected officials.

As the IDF are risking their lives trying to protect the Israeli citizens (including the Bochurim), it is understandable why their families would consider you ungrateful and primitive when you use terms like “Aktion” to describe their job.(especially considering that they are preventing the Islamic State Of Palestine from committing any “Aktion”s against you)

By: Realisticguy

Realisticguy — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 21:32:46 +0000

@mayerfruend….your comment couldn’t of been more irrational…what kind of comparison is that? because one person who’s not frum acted out compared to a group of individuals and more that actually agree with them…..sometimes it’s better just to keep quit…this is one of those times….and while I may not totally agree with rabbi Hoffman halacha examples…his point remains the same.