Comments on: Modi’in Illit Newspaper Fined NIS 5,000 Over Ad For ‘Chassidus Shiurim’

By: Pashuteh Yid 2.0

Pashuteh Yid 2.0 — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:15:56 +0000

Hello99, you asked why we need the rest of Yiddishkeit. That is a good kashya, but you really need to ask Hillel himself, and also Rebbe Akiva who said Vahavta lreacha komocha–zeh klal gadol batorah, and also Rebbe in Pirkei Avos, Perek 2, Eizohi derech yeshara shayavor bah haadam, kol shehi tiferese loseha, vtiferes lo min haadam, and see countless similar Mekoros.

A possible answer is that without the discipline of mitzvos, we wouldn’t feel enough for the other person, or be able to force ourselves to do what is necessary to help him when it was inconvenient.

I.e., on Yom Kippur we know what it is like to feel hungry, so we have more rachmanus on the poor. (See haftara of Yom Kippur, Halo paros lraev lachmecha…)

Note that the mesorah of menschlachkeit was started by Avraham Avinu who didn’t scream or lecture or make a machaah or put up pashkvilim at the three travelers who he thought were idol worshippers. Instead he made them a nice meal and taught them about brachos and hakaras hatov to the Borei, as he did with all his guests.

Avraham Avinu also davened for the Anshei Sdom, the worst of the worst, and Chumash doesn’t tell us he threw rocks at them. The true derech of the Torah is to influence people with gentleness and sincere kindness, and for their own good, not for some ego trip that my derech or rebbe is better than your derech or rebbe.

As for your question about Christianity, they preach love, but in fact, do they have such a great track record? Crusades, Inquisitions, Expulsions, Holocausts, etc.

Yiddishkeit is the true religion of Menschlachkeit towards all humanity (not just those who believe exactly as I do), and the founder of that concept.

By: shalom in Israel

shalom in Israel — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:21:22 +0000

Goodbye – I also live in Modiin Ilit. Soon they’ll be fining papers for advertising sephardi shiurim!!! mamesh a booshah!

By: goodbye

goodbye — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:09:38 +0000

WELCOME TO MODIIN ILIT, WHERE ANTI-SEMITISM IS BLOOMING- ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES CHASSIDIM. As a local resident, I can tell all of you that this Beis Medrash happens to be a very chashuve place which has hosted extremely chashuve speakers that I have been privileged to hear. What a chillul Hashem! These are not mishichistim! I am embaressed that such a story happened here. Being that I am a Chassid myself, (not CHabad) I can say first hand that this city stinks of anti-semitism. I have had my share of this hatred, felt on my own skin too. What a horrible story! And then he has to go and apologize, noch?!?!? A shande! Stand strong! We’re behind you!

By: hello99

hello99 — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:10:06 +0000

Pashuteh Yid 2.0: “Yiddishkeit is about Menschlachkeit, period”
So why do we have the rest of the Torah???
Christianity also has “menchlichkeit” and also believes in the second coming of a dead moshiach,what is the difference???

By: Pashuteh Yid 2.0

Pashuteh Yid 2.0 — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:56:19 +0000

Shuali, if Yiddishleit was about mesorah, then why did Hillel say that the entire Torah was Mai dSani Lach Lchavrech Lo Saavid? He should have said it was about keeping the Mesorah.

Yiddishkeit is about Menschlachkeit, period. That is the only Mesorah we have.

PS. the RBSH doesn’t need us to stick up for Him. He is a Big Boy. All he wants is for us to get along with each other and live the Darchei Noam which he gave us as a favor to us. It is not about doing him any favors. Quite frankly, He doesn’t need any.

By: le7

le7 — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:50:08 +0000

we all dont know the whole story so none of us can judge

By: lehidoch

lehidoch — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:45:32 +0000

Ader:
Your comparison of SA Harav and his maamorim to r”L Eigel etc. is not worthy of response. Such meyvinus on Eigel seems to indicate a similar IQ.
Have rachmunos on yourself and your family and zip it.

By: ader

ader — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:56:00 +0000

People are upset why intimidation and force is being used by those against Chabad.

They don’t realize, that when Moshe Rabeinu saw the Eigel Hazohov, he did not set up a meeting, to give a lecture about true Eminah, or to explain to the Yidden, how Matan Torah should have been a solid proof that Hkb”h chose Moshe.
Instead, he used force to kill all those who were leading the opposition.

During the 2nd Bayis, the Yoisiffin writes, that the Tzidoikim were beaten only by physical force.

By: Aryehshoag

Aryehshoag — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:32:28 +0000

If you learn Halacha and then Chaidus there is nothing wrong.

But if the Shulchan Aruch Harav is just there to collect dust, we are in deep trouble.

The same problem was with Mussar movement. [And Gematrios], Those that get into Mussar [and Gematria] and don’t know Gemarah and Shuchan Aruch, [they have a Shulchan with Parparaos with no פת meat and potatoes]

לסוף הסעודה פרפראות הם טוב מאוד
אבל פרפראות בלי סעודה ופת, מזיק

By: HaLeiVi

HaLeiVi — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:13:57 +0000

Israeli Yid, are you serious?! The Satmar Rebbe must have also been a Mishechist, since he has a Sefer named Al Hageula v’Al Hatmura!
These Sheurim that they set up for the public are, in general, not Mishechist.
Why is it that everyone these days goes overboard. The Vaad was initially a good idea, making sure the paper doesn’t put in stuff not fit to print for a frumme oilam. Now they have to go and abuse this position and push their anti Chabbad agenda.