Comments on: Mailbag: Why is Hamodia Pretending That Senate Candidate David Storobin is a Frum Jew?

By: StateSenator

StateSenator — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:32:36 +0000

admitnothing says:
March 2, 2012 at 8:24 am

As A Republican Lew Fidler disagrees with everything Republicans stand for. David Has fought for Jewish issue even before he started to run for public office.

David Will Deliver for us. Lew Fidler did flip flop.
When he was first in office he raised tax, now he claims he doesn’t even tough he raised the hotel tax and sponsored that bill. He also Recently he raised the medallion tax for taxi cabs.
As an incumbent he has a track record. But is that fair. We had many incumbents in office Carl Kruger for example he delivered somewhat to the Jewish community. However he was corrupted.

Lew Fidler hasnt delivered what he wants to do in the State Senate, in the city council. Why will he be able to succeed now.

David Will represent us and fight for Jews to think he wouldnt is fooling your self. He is Jewish and in a sense more observant then Fidler.

David has see with his own eyes what Jewish subjection of anti-Semitism has caused. who better to fight for us then someone who has lived through it.
A Republican for Storobin.

By: somejew

somejew — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:56:12 +0000

HaKatan, we have no right telling a secular government to legilate along thel ines of the Gemara. The same way that the secular government has no right telling us how to live our lives, whom we should marry and how we should eat.

By: jews the strongest

jews the strongest — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:34:15 +0000

lashon hora lamed hei you belong in baby grade

By: HaKatan

HaKatan — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:13:06 +0000

somejew, Hamas and Iran only seem to be a threat, CH”V, *because of* the important issues like Toeva marriage. It’s a single issue vote known as defending our Torah values. By now, many people know that gemara that the only zechus the umos haOlam have is that they are not “koseiv kesuba bein ish liIsh”, which the umos are working hard to rapidly implement, Hashem Yishmireinu.

Purim is coming up, B”H. Haman seemed like a tremendous threat at the time. But Hashem made him a laughing-stock due to…Mordechai and Esther and nationwide teshuva. So the real threat was not Haman; he was merely a manifestation of the real threat. Iran and Hamas are no worse. On Pesach we read, “Shebichol Dor VaDor…ViHKB”H matzileinu miYadam”.

By: deepthinker

deepthinker — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:59:21 +0000

“…As for David Storobin nobody really knows much about him. Even me…”

Well, that’s quite a damning admission!

However, even though I know very little about Storobin, it is sufficient for me that Horav hagaon Yisroel Belsky signed a letter, together with other prominent Flatbush Rabbonim, forbidding anyone from voting for Lew Fidler, because he supports the sodomization of our city, state, and country.

I trust Rav Belsky more than some unknown individual who chooses to post on a website, who for all I know, may be lying through his teeth.

The proclamation by Rav Belsky and the other Rabbonim is now being circulated in Flatbush.

By: rebmoish

rebmoish — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:10:43 +0000

We frum jews need to focus on the Hashkofos hatorah. We MUST vote against Toavah marriage!!! This paper is for Torah Jewery!

By: AhavasChinam

AhavasChinam — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:15:13 +0000

Newspapers that start with machlokes agendas end up not kosher- vehamyvn yvn

By: mdd

mdd — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:45:42 +0000

Jdb, the toeiva marriage does affect the society we live in, we cannot make a Chillul HaShem by supporting a pro-abeiros fellow, we should prevent the Goyim from doing aveiros if we could. Do not go after the “betza”.
Admiitnothing, who said that being a single-issue voter is bad? The New York Times, Dayily News etc.? And according to you, what about voting just according to the money?

By: admitnothing

admitnothing — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:24:54 +0000

As a registered Republican, I disagree with the ideology of most Democratic politicians. I am not a single issue voter, but look at the entire package and take a look hard long look at what the candidate “has brought” to the table, and what they “will continue” to bring to the table. While I strongly disagree with Lew Fidler on some of his views, Toveia Marriages, etc, the bottomline is that Lew Fidler, overall, has a great record of support and service to the Jewish community. He hasn’t wavered from who he is, or his record. No “flip flopping” on hot button issues ! Very refreshing ! I proudly support Lew Fidler, who is a friend of the orthodox community.

By: jdb

jdb — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:57:02 +0000

Rabbosai, please speak to real leaders who know both halacha and have a broad perspective. I have found that few rabbanim will single out a candidate for a single a issue. If we were to ask almost ALL candidates about their views on abortion they would be different than our own. If we were to ask almost all candidates about if they find the bracha shelo asani isha offensive we would find their opinion to be different from our own.

Our values are torah values. We aren’t voting for a rav, we are voting for someone we can trust to be a good advocate for causes that impact our lives. Our votes in Brooklyn will not change the lifestyles or orientations of other people, nor will it change the status of same-gender relationships around NY. But our votes can and should get funding for community programs we desperately need, like Our Place, Masbia etc.

Don’t play into the media or career politician’s hands. Don’t be a single issue voter.