Comments on: Rabbi Yehuda Levin: Elena Kagan Isn’t ‘Kosher’ to Serve on Supreme Court

By: insider

insider — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 02:49:43 +0000

Rabbi Yehuda Levin shlit”a is a tue-blue Orthodox Rabbi. He has studied in Kollel for many years and is now the distinguished Rav of Beis Medrash Mevakshei HaShem on Avenue K at East 31st Steet in Flatbush.
The picture is of him praying on the steps of a state capital building for rain in the South during a recent drought there. The tefilos worked with rain coming just a few short days thereafter.
Yes, Rabbi Levin is a serious personality that is respected throughout the halls of the government as well as amongst media agencies. He ran for Congress against incumbant Stephen Solarz and astoundingly earned more than 30% of the vote.
And yes, he plainly represents Orthodox Rabbis throughout the United States. His statements are plain and straightforward. And yes, the Rabbinical Alliance (Igud Harabonim) is proudly a “right-wing” organization and squarely supports him. If only we had more Rabbis like Rabbi Yehuda Levin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Just Shteig

Just Shteig — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:25:41 +0000

YWN,
What is your heter to allow this loshon hora & rechilus?? You now lowered your standards & are no different than other ‘frum’ sites.

By: GITGEZUGT

GITGEZUGT — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:32:30 +0000

#16 and all, his message is great, it’s his lack of class in spreading his message which detracts from dissemination and interest in the message. Due to his style, despite the great ideals, he comes off somewhat like a rabble rousing Al Sharpton, unfortunately, in my opinion.

By: Daniel Q Blog

Daniel Q Blog — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:11:12 +0000

As much as this a unique way of doing things…I personally find it the right approach in the current enviroment. If one looks at Europe, the Jewish communities there are dealing with onslaught on their religious beliefs (schectita, deciding curriculum, the societal downturn around them etc) and their approach at least until maybe now is passivity. Be nice to the gov’t, hope the gov’t is nice back…which has been the plan for a Jews for a long time. It doesn’t help the eventual antisemitism, be it purposeful or agav liberal and/or nationalistic policies. In America, the society is on a downturn and even one party pretty much runs in support of such things (the Democrats). If we, as many Christians have, put our footdown to show where we stand (not as Republicans but as Torah Jews), the political process will take note (obviously not as much as with other bigger groups but somewhat nonetheless). Will this save America? Prevent antisemitism? Could be that it won’t. But anyways as things are going, America as a proud people are falling apart, its moral decency is decaying, etc. Torah Jews can either get their bags packed or try to stop it by being a representation of morality to the greater American society. Now, Moshiach is coming…but I for one would rather have him come with as little tsar as possible.

DQB

By: AinOhdMilvado

AinOhdMilvado — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:41:21 +0000

TO #16 “deepthinker”
I agree completely. Jews in this country are viewed generally as leftists and liberals. Sad to say, for the majority of Jews this is pretty much true.
I believe it was estimated that 78% of Jews voted for the Obamination.
To let “middle America” (the “silent majority” as it was called in the late ’60s) know that orthodox, traditional Jews do not stand with these leftist ideologies, is a very good thing.
As America slip-slides away morally, economically, and militarily with the leftist/socialist agenda of the current administration, let it be known that Torah Jewry does NOT stand with that ilk.

By: deepthinker

deepthinker — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:39:25 +0000

THREE CHEERS FOR RABBI LEVIN.

His statement, on behalf of huindred of Orthodox Rabbis, has been picked up by The Drudge Report, the main on-line news source for all the media in the United States.

In case some of you missed it, his statement was issued in the name of the Rabbinical Alliance of America, a major Orthodox group of Rabbonim.

You dummies who are criticising Rabbi Levin don’t realize that we are being successfully demonized here, in America, as an evil low-life group, supporters of every immoral, indecent legislative initiative.

This Kagan woman represents all that is sick and indecent in America, and we can’t afford to be connected with her.

Rabbi Levin, by taking this high-profile position has done us all a great service, portrayin us as decent family people, worthy of respect.

By: yaakov doe

yaakov doe — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:31:55 +0000

CNS News was founded on June 16, 1998 under the name “Conservative News Service”. It doesnt amount to much.

Rabbi Levin seems to be a one issue rabbi. I have never heard his outrage on issues such as the Priority 1 vouchers, the Rubashkin sentencing, the Emanuel situation. When I see that he claims to speak for 850 members of the Rabbincal Alliance, I often wonder if they vote on each issue that he speaks out on, or does he alone make the decision?

Does he head up a large kehilla or a yeshiva?

By: Voice of Sanity

Voice of Sanity — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:05:11 +0000

This Levin wacko is the voice of INSANITY. and dare not arrogate to yourself, mr levin, the sanctimony of the Orthodox Jews as a class. Your classless and vitriolic fervor does NOT represent me or other sane Jews.

By: WellInformedYid

WellInformedYid — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:43:20 +0000

Blue Pinky

That is clearly Loshon Hara. I hope the moderators delete your comment.

By: Anonimity86

Anonimity86 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:35:27 +0000

Using the word Kosher for things besides food will hurt us when we try to get Kosher laws passed in various states and argue that Kosher has only one meaning as determined by Halacha, it is not a word that just means “good”. If we start to use it like that who are the we can no longer argue that we have the sole ability to determine what is Kosher and what is not and we will have no legal recourse against companies that market their food as Kosher.