Comments on: Montreal: Jewish Hospital fined $10,000

By: modern orthodox

modern orthodox — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:06:10 +0000

Thanks gemorakop.

By: mdlevine

mdlevine — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:50:27 +0000

I say we stage a protest – everyone grab your chopped herring and onion sandwich and go to the local goyishe publicly funded place – when they kick us out, we file a complaint with the Human Rights commision!

By: gemorakop

gemorakop — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:33:27 +0000

Modern Orthodox: You may not realize that in Quebec there is no separation of church and state like in the US. The government subsidizes yeshivas, bais yaakovs, and for that matter Catholic and Protestant schools. They are not “trading on thin ice” by having a kosher kitchen and receiving gov’t funds. Of course in the US they would, but not in Canada.

By: modern orthodox

modern orthodox — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:32:48 +0000

Nameless- your points are taken. We don’t know the facts- to what extent the cafteria budget, or the hospital itself- is government funded.

Once you bring the PUBLIC sector into the private sector on a fiscal level, you have to be squeaky clean and cater to everyone’s needs- accomodations for everyone must be made-after all the government( composed of all the people) is funding you. It’s a difficult line that one has to tread very carefully. The hospital might be forced into opening a non- kosher section.

Time will tell.

By: Nisht Ahe Nisht Aher

Nisht Ahe Nisht Aher — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:34:58 +0000

To Daas Torah: We don’t need your daas torah even though it is not torah but thanks anyway and next time don’t state non-true facts.

By: Baal Boose

Baal Boose — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:43:39 +0000

To Daas Torah; “Anything but”
PS Your facts are wrong also.
PPS The previous leader of Quebec Leveck or something was an oihev Yisroel due to the fact he was a war photographer and was one of the first to liberate Aushwitz.

By: DAAS TORAH

DAAS TORAH — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:09:57 +0000

The French Canadians are anti semites there are more Nazis in Quebec than in Germany!!

By: nameless

nameless — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:48:02 +0000

Modern Orthodox:
I would like to adress your second point.
I cant believe that the Province of Quebec, who subsidize lots of Jewish Institutions(minimally the Frum private schools) are not aware of our dietery laws. If they WILLINGLY fund the cafeteria and I’m sure they realize being aJewish Hospital there is a Kosher section, how can they now ‘flip flop’ and support a comission on behalf of someone who PURPOSELY violated Kashrus issues.
Either dont support a hospital with these critereias, or dont support those dont abide by the rules….cant have it both ways.

By: nameless

nameless — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:01:44 +0000

Susshow
No problem!

By: susshow

susshow — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:56:25 +0000

Nameless, Firstly, I agree with you here. I usually do not agree with you , but here I do. I am sorry if I have been a little Shtark with you in past postings, it is just that you touched a raw nerve when you were so outspoken about the whole issue with spending $ on a Shul. I put my life (and $), for 2 years, into building a shul.

I wanted to respond, in an apologetic way, to the casino thing, but the Y.W. Editor closed the postings.