Comments on: ‘Lalum Has a Place in Gehenom’

By: RG

RG — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:13:58 +0000

I strongly disagree that any Haredim are “relieved” that the flotilla affair is taking the media’s energy away from Haredi bashing.

I live in Emanuel. The members of this community, who are Haredi, feel terrible about the flotilla affair: the risk to our safety, the anti-Israel press it has generated, and especially are pained for the injured Israeli soldiers. We are praying for the speedy recovery of the Israeli soldiers who risked their lives in this mission.

By: RG

RG — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:52:27 +0000

I live in Emanuel.

As I have stated repeatedly:

30% of the girls in the stricter Beis Yaakov Chasidi Emanuel are Sephardic.

20% of the girls in the original more lenient Beis Yaakov are Ashkenazic.

I do not know if Rav Blau really stated that Lallum will receive Gehinnom, and certainly there is no reason for anyone to make comments of predictions of punishments in the world to come.

The only thing to do is keep telling the truth, that is all.

The truth is that this is a philopshical split between strict and lenient, and “strict” and “lenient” are not ethnically delineated.

That is all.

By: goodbye

goodbye — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:25:35 +0000

#1: Please name the “many prominent Rabbonim in the Sefaradi community” who back his actions.
#2: You misunderstand the story totally. This has nothing to do with money. The parents have now sent their children OUT OF EMANUEL TO B’NEI B’RAK!!!! They are coerced to bring their children back to Emanuel and send to a school they don’t want to! Where do you live?? Do you want the government to decide for YOU what your standards are and which school you should send your kids to?! Where do you get this hateful attitude from?

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:36:13 +0000

That someone has to understand your way of life and the deck of cards that it’s built on in order to support you is a fallacy. You ask for State funds yet, you do not wish to play by those rules. This is not a question of halacha. It sounds more like a bunch of spoiled children. Give-me, give-me, give-me. So, either play by the rules or don’t take the gelt.

And, who is a mortal man to “pasken” who is going to gehinom and who is not. That is up the creator. Please don’t think that your cultural background gives you that reshut.

By: Shlomo 2

Shlomo 2 — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:16:13 +0000

Lalum has the backing of many prominent Rabbonim in the Sefaradi community, including his turning to the secualr court system.