Comments on: Litzman Under Fire Over Barzilai Delays

By: Israeli Yid

Israeli Yid — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:46:15 +0000

#6 – that’s an excellent point. In Igros Moshe, the question, with the relevant facts, is presented with the answer given, so that all can see what the facts that led to the conclusion were.

an Israeli Yid

By: WellInformedYid

WellInformedYid — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:04:18 +0000

Pashuteh Yid 2.0:
100% maskim! I consider any maamar bshem any Gadol in Eretz Yisroel as hearsay, or fabrication. If there’s no voice recording or printed Teshuvah in the Ksav Yad of the Gadol with Mekoros I consider it as Baloney. Either way I have a competent Rav who I ask my Shailos to.

By: Pashuteh Yid 2.0

Pashuteh Yid 2.0 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:29:57 +0000

This is why tshuvos need to be written down and not given orally. When they are written, everybody can see the way the godol presents the facts, and whether they are accurate, or if he was misled. In addition, everybody can see his reasoning and mekoros.

Oral rulings always seem to cause a big tumult.

By: charliehall

charliehall — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:45:22 +0000

What is this? Is Rabbi Litzman about to be thrown under the bus?

“there are those who explain the gadol hador’s ruling was based on partial information given to him” is a statement that has been made about many of Rav Elyashiv’s rulings by people who oppose them or want an excuse not to follow them. Why is such now being given credence now?

By: Israeli Yid

Israeli Yid — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:44:45 +0000

Interesting how in this case, the article notes that the Psak of Rav Elyashiv, Shlita, may have been obtained based on incomplete information, or information presented in “a certain way”. Why is this psak more open to such spectulation than other Piskei Halacha of the Rav? If we believe in Da’as Torah, don’t we have to accept what they say regardless?

an Israeli Yid

By: stan the man

stan the man — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:40:01 +0000

#1 TRUTH BE TOLD.

Kevarim have been moved frequently from Europe to Israel and in other situations. Why can’t these maybe ??? Jewish bones be reburied somewhere else? As usual, there must be more to this story then what meets the eyes.

By: bpark

bpark — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:28:35 +0000

This article does not belong on a “yeshiva” website.No one disputes what Rav Elyashiv said.The minute we allow everyone who does not like a psak of the godol hador to claim that he was misled, we are in effect rejecting chas vsholom the entire concept of daas torah.The writer even brings proof from the fact that the secular doctors and politicians disagree.I am extremely disappointed with yeshiva World for printing this.

By: mamashtakah

mamashtakah — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:04:02 +0000

Funny how neither Litzman nor the UTJ uttered one word of protest about moving the graves in Gush Katif. Not one word,, yet those were 100% Jewish graves. Here, where the graves are probably not Jewish, Litzman and the UTJ are screaming from the rooftops. What a shanda!